beadaí

== Irish == === Alternative forms === beadaidhe (superseded) beadaighe, beaduidhe, beaduighe (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Irish betaide (“fond of dainties; impudent”). Perhaps related to peata. === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲad̪ˠi(ː)/ === Adjective === beadaí sweet-toothed dainty, fastidious (about food); fond of dainties and delicacies saucy ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== beadaíocht (“daintiness, fastidiousness (about food)”) billíní beadaí (“dainties”) === Noun === beadaí m (genitive singular beadaí, nominative plural beadaithe) epicure, gourmet, lover of dainties and delicacies (childish) goose ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “beadaiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 85; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beadaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN