buidheag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From buidhe (“yellow”) +‎ -ag (“feminine diminutive suffix”).

Noun

buidheag f (genitive singular buidheige, plural buidheagan)

1. Used in compounds denoting various birds and flowers, especially (but not exclusively) yellow ones.

   buidheag a' chinn òir ― yellowhammer

   buidheag na mara ― sea mayweed

2. any small yellow item
3. yolk
4. leather bag (for transporting liquids)

Derived terms

• buidheag-an-t-samhraidh - buttercup
• buidheag-bhealaidh - yellowhammer

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
buidheag	bhuidheag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.