botach

Old Irish

Etymology

bot (“tail; penis”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbodax/

Noun

botach m

  1. serf
  2. rustic, peasant

Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • botachamlacht (“boorishness, churlishness”)
  • botachán (“rustic”)

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
botach botach
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbotach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “botach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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