bochtaineacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bochtacht, bochtaine, bochtanacht, bochtanas

Etymology

From bocht (“poor”) +‎ -acht with a connecting syllable -ain- of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔxt̪ˠənʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔxt̪ˠənʲa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

bochtaineacht f (genitive singular bochtaineachta)

  1. poverty
  2. meanness
  3. humiliation

Declension

Declension of bochtaineacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative bochtaineacht
vocative a bhochtaineacht
genitive bochtaineachta
dative bochtaineacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhochtaineacht
genitive na bochtaineachta
dative leis an mbochtaineacht
don bhochtaineacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of bochtaineacht
radical lenition eclipsis
bochtaineacht bhochtaineacht mbochtaineacht

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

Further reading

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