bóthar

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish bóthar, from Proto-Celtic *bow-itrom (“cow path”). Cognate with Welsh beidr (“lane, track”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbˠoːhəɾˠ/ (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈbˠoːɾˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔhəɾˠ/, /ˈbˠohəɾˠ/; /ˈbˠoːxəɾˠ/, /ˈbˠɔxəɾˠ/ (the word is rare in Ulster; Sommerfelt says it is found mostly in songs) === Noun === bóthar m (genitive singular bóthair, nominative plural bóithre or bóithrí) (abbreviated Br.) road, roadway Synonyms: bealach, ród Téigh trasna an bhóthair. ― Cross the road. ==== Declension ==== Alternative plural: bóithrí (Cois Fharraige) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Yola: boagher, bogher, bargher === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bóṫar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 112; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bóthar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “bóthar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “bóthar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026