Biosáint

== Irish == === Etymology === From Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion), from Βύζας (Búzas), the city's legendary founder. === Proper noun === an Bhiosáint f (genitive na Biosáinte) Byzantium (the Byzantine Empire) ealaín na Biosáinte ― Byzantine art impire na Biosáinte ― Byzantine emperor ==== Usage notes ==== Used primarily in the genitive to mean “Byzantine” in the sense “belonging or pertaining to the Byzantine Empire”. When not modifying another noun, the full phrase Impireacht na Biosáinte or an Impireacht Bhiosántach is preferred. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Impireacht na Biosáinte (“Byzantine Empire”) ==== Related terms ==== Biosáintiam (“Byzantium (the city)”) Biosántach (“Byzantine”) === Mutation === === Further reading === “Biosáint”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2026