boim

See also: böim

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish boim, from Old Irish boimm, from Proto-Celtic *buxsman, from either Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy”) or *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /bˠaimʲ/
• (Cork, Kerry, Galway) IPA^(key): /bˠiːmʲ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɪmʲ/

Noun

boim m (genitive singular boma, nominative plural bomanna)

1. (literary) piece, fragment

Declension

Declension of boim

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative boim bomanna Vocative a bhoim a bhomanna Genitive boma bomanna Dative boim bomanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an boim na bomanna Genitive an bhoma na mbomanna Dative leis an mboim don bhoim leis na bomanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
boim	bhoim	mboim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈim]

Verb

boim

1. first-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of boi