bothán

See also: bothan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bothán (compare Scottish Gaelic bothan). By surface analysis, both +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠəˈhɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔhɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔhanˠ/

Noun

bothán m (genitive singular botháin, nominative plural botháin)

1. hut

   Synonym: cró

2. cabin

   Synonyms: bothóg, cábán

3. shack, shanty
4. shed

   Synonyms: seid, cró

Declension

Declension of bothán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bothán botháin vocative a bhotháin a bhothána genitive botháin bothán dative bothán botháin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bothán na botháin genitive an bhotháin na mbothán dative leis an mbothán don bhothán leis na botháin

Further reading

• “bothán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bothán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “boṫán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 78
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bothán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN