báisteach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish baistech.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːʃtʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠæːʃtʲa(h)/
Noun
báisteach f (genitive singular báistí)
- verbal noun of báistigh
- rain (condensed water from a cloud); rainfall
Declension
Declension of báisteach
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- fearthainn
Derived terms
- báisteach aigéadach
- cóta báistí
- maidhm bháistí
- scáth báistí
Related terms
- báistigh
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
báisteach | bháisteach | mbáisteach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "báisteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “baistech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.