baothánta

Irish

Etymology

From baothán (“fool, simpleton”) +‎ -ta (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

baothánta

1. foolish; fatuous

Synonyms

• amadánta, baoth
• (foolish): amaideach, baosrach, bómánta, éaganta
• (fatuous): díchéillí

Derived terms

• baothántacht f (“foolishness; fatuity”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of baothánta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
baothánta	bhaothánta	mbaothánta

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baothánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN