biotáille
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English vitaile (“food”), from Old French vitaile (“provisions, food”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biotáille f (genitive singular biotáille, nominative plural biotáillí)
- spirits, strong drink
- (specifically) whiskey
- Synonyms: uisce beatha, fuisce
Declension[edit]
Declension of biotáille
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
biotáille | bhiotáille | mbiotáille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 44
Further reading[edit]
- “biotáille”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bitáille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “biotáille”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 68
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “biotáille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN