baothántacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• baothaíocht
• baothaireacht
• baothántaíocht

Etymology

From baothánta (“foolish; fatuous”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

baothántacht f (genitive singular baothántachta)

1. foolishness; fatuity

Declension

Declension of baothántacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative baothántacht vocative a bhaothántacht genitive baothántachta dative baothántacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bhaothántacht genitive na baothántachta dative leis an mbaothántacht don bhaothántacht

Synonyms

• amlógacht, amlóireacht, athbhaois, amadántacht, baoithe, leamhaireacht, leibideacht, óinmhideacht, óinsiúlacht, simpleoireacht, baois

Mutation

Mutated forms of baothántacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
baothántacht	bhaothántacht	mbaothántacht

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) “baothántacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN