baothán

Irish

Etymology

From baoth (“foolish”) +‎ -án (nominal suffix).

Noun

baothán m (genitive singular baotháin, nominative plural baotháin)

1. fool, simpleton
2. fop

Declension

Declension of baothán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative baothán baotháin vocative a bhaotháin a bhaothána genitive baotháin baothán dative baothán baotháin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an baothán na baotháin genitive an bhaotháin na mbaothán dative leis an mbaothán don bhaothán leis na baotháin

Synonyms

• (fool, simpleton): gaimse, gamal, leib, óinmhid, pleidhce
  • (fool): amadán, abhlóir, breall, breallaire, breallán, brealsún, dallacán, dallamlán, dallarán, deargamadán, geoineach, glagaire, glaigín, leibide, óinseach, óinsín, pléiseam, pleota, slaimice
  • (simpleton): aerthóir, amaid, leadhbán, simpleoir, stualán
• (fop): aibhseoir, gaige, scóitséir

Derived terms

• baothánta (“foolish; fatuous”, adjective)

Related terms

• baothántacht f (“foolishness; fatuity”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of baothán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
baothán	bhaothán	mbaothán

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baothán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN