Bóthar – Road – Masculine or Feminine Noun :: Gaeilge / Irish

The following singular nominative nouns are related to the word “Bóthar“

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Bóthar

Rothar

duine 

líne

sábháilteacht

gluaisteán

gluaisrothar

bus

áit

scoil

páirc 

Sráid

Mórbhealach

Lána

Bóithrín

Caolsráid

Búlbhard

crosbhealach

Droichead

cosán

Conair

Trácht

Comhartha

carr

Coisí

Timpeallán

marcáil

Tollán

uasbhealach

íosbhealach

Translation:

Bóthar

(masc1. broad vowel)

Road

Rothar

(masc1. broad vowel)

bike

duine 

(masc4. vowel ending)

people

line

(minority. Fem4. vowel ending)

line

sábháilteacht

(fem3. polly-syllable -eacht)

safety

gluaisteán

(masc1. broad vowel)

car

gluaisrothar

(masc1. broad vowel)

motorbike

bus

(masc4. broad vowel)

bus

áit

(fem2. slender vowel)

place

scoil

(fem2. slender vowel)

school

páirc 

(fem2. slender vowel)

park

Sráid

(fem2. slender vowel)

Street

Mórbhealach

(masc1. broad vowel)

Highway

Lána

(masc4. vowel ending)

Lane

Bóithrín

(masc4. -ín)

Country road

Caolsráid

(fem2. slender vowel)

Alley

Búlbhard

(masc1. broad vowel)

Boulevard

crosbhealach

(masc1. broad vowel)

Intersection

Droichead

(masc1. broad vowel)

Bridge

cosán

(masc1. broad vowel)

Path

Conair

(fem2. slender vowel)

Path

Trácht

(masc3. one-syllable -cht)

Traffic

Comhartha

(masc4. vowel ending)

Sign

carr

(masc1. broad vowel)

Car

Coisí

(masc4. vowel ending)

Pedestrian

Timpeallán

(masc1. broad vowel)

Roundabout

marcáil

(fem3. slender vowel)

marking

Tollán

(masc1. broad vowel)

Tunnel

uasbhealach

(masc1. broad vowel)

Overpass

íosbhealach

(masc1. broad vowel)

Underpass

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