bodach

== English == === Noun === bodach (plural bodachs) A trickster or bogeyman figure in Gaelic folklore. == Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠəˈd̪ˠɑx/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠod̪ˠəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɞd̪ˠa(x)/ === Etymology 1 === bod (“penis”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix) ==== Adjective ==== bodach (genitive singular masculine bodaigh, genitive singular feminine bodaí, plural bodacha, comparative bodaí) (archaic) lusty, virile ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish botach (“serf, rustic, peasant”). ==== Noun ==== bodach m (genitive singular bodaigh, nominative plural bodaigh) boor, churl, lout male crab ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bodach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 104; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bodach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scots == === Etymology === Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic bodach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.dəx/ === Noun === bodach (plural bodachs) (dialectal) old man == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish botach (“serf, rustic, peasant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɔt̪əx/, (Lewis) [ˈb̥ɔ̞t̪əx] Hyphenation: bod‧ach === Noun === bodach m (genitive singular bodaich, plural bodaich) old man ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === cailleach === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “bodach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN