baothánta
Irish
Etymology
From baothán (“fool, simpleton”) + -ta (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
baothánta
- foolish; fatuous
Synonyms
- amadánta, baoth
- (foolish): amaideach, baosrach, bómánta, éaganta
- (fatuous): díchéillí
Derived terms
- baothántacht f (“foolishness; fatuity”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baothánta | bhaothánta | mbaothánta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "baothánta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.