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)

  1. spirits, strong drink
  2. (specifically) whiskey
    Synonyms: uisce beatha, fuisce

Declension

Declension of biotáille (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative biotáille biotáillí
vocative a bhiotáille a bhiotáillí
genitive biotáille biotáillí
dative biotáille biotáillí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhiotáille na biotáillí
genitive na biotáille na mbiotáillí
dative leis an mbiotáille
don bhiotáille 		leis na biotáillí

Mutation

Mutated forms of biotáille
radical lenition eclipsis
biotáille bhiotáille mbiotáille

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 44

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