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poor person in Irish

bochtán

poor person

Additional definitions

  • mean-spirited person

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Bhí an pota chomh mór sin go bhféadfá brachán do theach lán bochtán a dhéanamh ann.

The pot was so large you could make porridge for a house full of poor people in it.B2

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You may also meet these forms of bochtán in a sentence.

Base form
bochtán
Séimhiú
bhochtán
Urú
mbochtán
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