bánbhuí

Irish

Alternative forms

• bán-bhuidhe, bánbhuidhe (superseded)

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ buí (“yellow”).

Noun

bánbhuí m (genitive singular bánbhuí)

1. cream (yellowish white color)

Declension

Declension of bánbhuí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bánbhuí Vocative a bhánbhuí Genitive bánbhuí Dative bánbhuí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an bánbhuí Genitive an bhánbhuí Dative leis an mbánbhuí don bhánbhuí

Adjective

bánbhuí (not comparable)

1. cream (having a yellowish white color)

Declension

Declension of bánbhuí

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	bánbhuí	bhánbhuí	bánbhuí; bhánbhuí²
Vocative	bhánbhuí		bánbhuí
Genitive		bánbhuí	bánbhuí	bánbhuí
Dative	bánbhuí; bhánbhuí¹	bhánbhuí	bánbhuí; bhánbhuí²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

See also

Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)

bán	liath	dubh
dearg; corcairdhearg	oráiste, flannbhuí; donn	buí; bánbhuí
líoma-ghlas, glas líoma	glas, uaine	dath an mhiontais
cian	gormghlas, spéirghorm	gorm
corcairghorm; indeagó	maigeanta; corcra	bándearg

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bánbhuí	bhánbhuí	mbánbhuí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “bánbhuí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bánbhuí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “bánbhuí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024