buairthín

Irish

Alternative forms

• buairichín, buairín

Etymology

From buarach +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɛɾʲhinʲ/ (as if spelled boirthín)

Noun

buairthín m (genitive singular buairthín, nominative plural buairthíní)

1. diminutive of buarach (“spancel”)

Declension

Declension of buairthín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative buairthín buairthíní Vocative a bhuairthín a bhuairthíní Genitive buairthín buairthíní Dative buairthín buairthíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an buairthín na buairthíní Genitive an bhuairthín na mbuairthíní Dative leis an mbuairthín don bhuairthín leis na buairthíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buairthín	bhuairthín	mbuairthín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “buairthín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buairichín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “buairthín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm