baoth
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish báeth, baíd, baíth, bóeth (“foolish, stupid, silly, thoughtless, reckless”).
Adjective
baoth (genitive singular masculine baoith, genitive singular feminine baoithe, plural baotha, comparative baoithe)
Declension
Declension of baoth
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | baoth | bhaoth | baotha; bhaotha² | |
| Vocative | bhbaoith | baotha | ||
| Genitive | bbaoithe | baotha | baoth | |
| Dative | baoth; bhaoth¹ |
bhaoth; bhbaoith (archaic) |
baotha; bhaotha² | |
| Comparative | níos bbaoithe | |||
| Superlative | is bbaoithe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Adjective
baoth (genitive singular masculine baoith, genitive singular feminine baoithe, plural baotha, comparative baoithe)
- Alternative form of maoth (“soft, tender; weak, enervate; moist; soppy, sentimental”)
Declension
Declension of baoth
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | baoth | bhaoth | baotha; bhaotha² | |
| Vocative | bhbaoith | baotha | ||
| Genitive | bbaoithe | baotha | baoth | |
| Dative | baoth; bhaoth¹ |
bhaoth; bhbaoith (archaic) |
baotha; bhaotha² | |
| Comparative | níos bbaoithe | |||
| Superlative | is bbaoithe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baoth | bhaoth | mbaoth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish báeth, baíd, baíth, bóeth (“foolish, stupid, silly, thoughtless, reckless”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɯː/
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