bulaí

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bully.

Noun

bulaí m (genitive singular bulaí, nominative plural bulaithe)

1. bully

   Synonyms: ansmachtaí, maistín

Declension

Declension of bulaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bulaí bulaithe Vocative a bhulaí a bhulaithe Genitive bulaí bulaithe Dative bulaí bulaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bulaí na bulaithe Genitive an bhulaí na mbulaithe Dative leis an mbulaí don bhulaí leis na bulaithe

Derived terms

• bulaíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bulaí	bhulaí	mbulaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bulaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bulaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bulaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024