buime
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of older muime, from Old Irish muimme, from Proto-Celtic *mammā.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
buime f (genitive singular buime, nominative plural buimí)
- nurse (person who takes care of other people's young), nanny
- foster mother
Declension edit
Declension of buime
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buime | bhuime | mbuime |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- “buime”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “muim(m)e”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buime”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 99
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buime”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Noun edit
buime f
- Alternative form of muime
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
buime | bhuime |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |