bóín Dé
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From bó (“cow”) + -ín (diminutive suffix) + Dé (“of God”): literally “God's little cow”. Compare Russian бо́жья коро́вка (bóžʹja koróvka), Polish boża krówka, Dutch lieveheersbeestje.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bóín Dé m (genitive singular bóín Dé, nominative plural bóíní Dé)
- ladybug, ladybird (beetle)
- Synonym: bóín samhraidh
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bóín Dé | bhóín Dé | mbóín Dé |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bóín Dé”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bóín Dé” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bóín Dé” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.