biatach

Irish

Alternative forms

• biadhtach, biathtach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish bíatach. By surface analysis, bia (“food”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiət̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiət̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

biatach m (genitive singular biataigh, nominative plural biataigh)

1. victualler
2. (historical) hospitaller
3. feeder of the poor, someone generous with food

Declension

Declension of biatach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative biatach biataigh vocative a bhiataigh a bhiatacha genitive biataigh biatach dative biatach biataigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an biatach na biataigh genitive an bhiataigh na mbiatach dative leis an mbiatach don bhiatach leis na biataigh

Descendants

• → English: betagh

Adjective

biatach (genitive singular masculine biataigh, genitive singular feminine biataí, plural biatacha, not comparable)

1. providing food

Declension

Declension of biatach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	biatach	bhiatach	biatacha; bhiatacha2
vocative	bhiataigh		biatacha
genitive		biataí	biatacha	biatach
dative	biatach; bhiatach1	bhiatach; bhiataigh (archaic)	biatacha; bhiatacha2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of biatach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
biatach	bhiatach	mbiatach

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “biaḋtaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 65
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “biatach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN