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buí
buí
Irish
Alternative forms
- buidhe (superseded)
Adjective
buí (comparative buí or buíocha)
- yellow (having yellow as its colour)
Declension
Declension of buí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | buí | bhuí | buí; bhuí² |
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| Vocative | bhuí | buí | ||
| Genitive | buí | buí | buí | |
| Dative | buí; bhuí¹ |
bhuí | buí; bhuí² |
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| Comparative | níos buí | |||
| Superlative | is buí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Alternative comparative form: buíocha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
- ceannbhuí (“yellow-headed, yellow-haired”)
- grán buí (“maize”)
- osbhuí (“fawn”)
- scothbhuí (“yellowish”)
Noun
buí m (genitive singular buí, nominative plural buíonna)
- yellow (color)
Declension
Declension of buí
Derived terms
- osbhuí (“fawn”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buí | bhuí | mbuí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "buí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 buide” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.