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)

hut
Synonym: cró
cabin
Synonyms: bothóg, cábán
shack, shanty
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” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bothán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
“boṫán” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 78.
Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 47.
"bothán" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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