bómánta

Irish

Etymology

From bómán +‎ -ta

Adjective

bómánta

1. dumb, stupid

   Synonym: amaideach

Declension

Declension of bómánta

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	bómánta	bhómánta	bómánta; bhómánta2
vocative	bhómánta		bómánta
genitive		bómánta	bómánta	bómánta
dative	bómánta; bhómánta1	bhómánta	bómánta; bhómánta2
Comparative	níos bómánta
Superlative	is bómánta

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• bómántacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of bómánta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bómánta	bhómánta	mbómánta

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bómánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bómánta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bómánta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024