baothán

Irish

Etymology

From baoth (“foolish”) +‎ -án (nominal suffix).

Noun

baothán m (genitive singular baotháin, nominative plural baotháin)

fool, simpleton
fop

Declension

Declension of baothán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	baothán	baotháin
Vocative	a bhaotháin	a bhaothána
Genitive	baotháin	baothán
Dative	baothán	baotháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an baothán	na baotháin
Genitive	an bhaotháin	na mbaothán
Dative	leis an mbaothán don bhaothán	leis na baotháin

Synonyms

(fool, simpleton): gaimse, gamal, leib, óinmhid, pleidhce
- (fool): amadán, abhlóir, breall, breallaire, breallán, brealsún, dallacán, dallamlán, dallarán, deargamadán, geoineach, glagaire, glaigín, leibide, óinseach, óinsín, pléiseam, pleota, slaimice
- (simpleton): aerthóir, amaid, leadhbán, simpleoir, stualán
(fop): aibhseoir, gaige, scóitséir

Derived terms

baothánta (“foolish; fatuous”, adjective)

Related terms

baothántacht f (“foolishness; fatuity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
baothán	bhaothán	mbaothán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

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