bochtán

== Irish == === Alternative forms === bochtánach === Etymology === From Old Irish bochtán (“pauper”). By surface analysis, bocht +‎ -án. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠoxˈt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/ === Noun === bochtán m (genitive singular bochtáin, nominative plural bochtáin) poor person, pauper, destitute person mean-spirited person ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “boċtán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 104; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bochtán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN