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Biosáint
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Irish
Etymology
ga :der la:Bȳzantium
From ga la Bȳzantium, from ga grc Βυζάντιον, from grc Βύζας, the city's legendary founder.
Proper noun
f an Bhiosáint na Biosáinte
Byzantium the Byzantine Empire
ga ealaín na Biosáinte Byzantine art
ga impire na Biosáinte Byzantine emperor
Usage notes
Used primarily in the genitive to mean Byzantine in the sense belonging or pertaining to the Byzantine Empire. When not modifying another noun, the full phrase ga Impireacht na Biosáinte or ga an Impireacht Bhiosántach is preferred.
Declension
B iosáintiam
Derived terms
ga Impireacht na Biosáinte Byzantine Empire
Related terms
ga Biosáintiam Byzantium (the city)
ga Biosántach Byzantine
Mutation
Further reading
ga Byzantine Empire