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buabhall
buabhall
Irish
Noun
buabhall m (genitive singular buabhaill, nominative plural buabhaill)
Declension
Declension of buabhall
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- (buffalo):
- (bugle): buabhallaí
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "buabhall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “búaball” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish búaball, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”).
Noun
buabhall m (genitive singular buabhaill, plural buabhallan)
Synonyms
- (unicorn): aon-adharcach
- (Bison bison): bìoson Ameireaganach
Derived terms
- (buffalo): buabhall Afragach, buabhall Ceap - African buffalo, Cape buffalo
- (buffalo): buabhall uisge - water buffalo
See also
- bìoson - bison (Bison bonasus)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| buabhall | bhuabhall |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “búaball” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.