biotáille
Irish
Alternative forms
- biotáile, biotaille, bíotáille, biotáilte
Etymology
From Middle English vitaile (“food”), from Old French vitaile (“provisions, food”).
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪt̪ˠɑːl̠ʲtʲə/[1] (corresponding to the form biotáilte)
Noun
biotáille f (genitive singular biotáille, nominative plural biotáillí)
- spirits, strong drink
- (specifically) whiskey
- Synonyms: uisce beatha, fuisce
Declension
Declension of biotáille
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
biotáille | bhiotáille | mbiotáille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “biotáille” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bitáille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “biotáille” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 68.
- "biotáille" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 44.