buabhall
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish búaball, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
buabhall m (genitive singular buabhaill, nominative plural buabhaill)
Declension edit
Declension of buabhall
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
buffalo
bugle
- barr buabhaill, beann buabhaill (“bugle-horn”)
- buabhallaí (“bugler”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buabhall | bhuabhall | mbuabhall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buabhall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “búaball”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “buabhall” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “buabhall” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish búaball, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
buabhall m (genitive singular buabhaill, plural buabhallan)
- buffalo
- bison, buffalo (Bison bison)
- Synonym: bìoson Ameireaganach
- stall (for cows)
- (archaic) unicorn
- Synonym: aon-adharcach
Derived terms edit
buffalo
- buabhall Afragach, buabhall Ceap (“African buffalo, Cape buffalo”)
- buabhall uisge (“water buffalo”)
See also edit
- bìoson (“bison”, Bison bonasus)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
buabhall | bhuabhall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “buabhall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “búaball”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language