biatach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • biadhtach, biathtach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish bíatach. By surface analysis, bia (“food”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Noun

biatach m (genitive singular biataigh, nominative plural biataigh)

  1. victualler
  2. (historical) hospitaller
  3. feeder of the poor, someone generous with food

Declension
Declension of biatach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative biatach biataigh
Vocative a bhiataigh a bhiatacha
Genitive biataigh biatach
Dative biatach biataigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an biatach na biataigh
Genitive an bhiataigh na mbiatach
Dative leis an mbiatach

don bhiatach

 leis na biataigh

Descendants
  • → English: betagh

Adjective

biatach (genitive singular masculine biataigh, genitive singular feminine biataí, plural biatacha, not comparable)

  1. providing food

Declension
Declension of biatach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative biatach bhiatach biatacha;
bhiatacha²
Vocative bhiataigh biatacha
Genitive biataí biatacha biatach
Dative biatach;
bhiatach¹		 bhiatach;
bhiataigh (archaic)		 biatacha;
bhiatacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
biatach bhiatach mbiatach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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