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bocht.

poor (of circumstances, of quality, condition, expressing pity, sympathy, expressing dislike, contempt)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/bˠoxt̪ˠ//bˠɔxt̪ˠ/

  1. poor (of circumstances, of quality, condition, expressing pity, sympathy, expressing dislike, contempt)

  2. stingy

  3. poor person

    masculine · noun-from-verb
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bocht (“poor”), from Proto-Celtic *boxtos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰogtós, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to break”).

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