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buíoch
buíoch
Irish
Adjective
buíoch (genitive singular masculine buíoch, genitive singular feminine buíche, plural buíocha, comparative buíche)
Declension
Declension of buíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | buíoch | bhuíoch | buíocha; bhuíocha² |
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| Vocative | bhuíoch | buíocha | ||
| Genitive | buíche | buíocha | buíoch | |
| Dative | buíoch; bhuíoch¹ |
bhuíoch; bhuíoch (archaic) |
buíocha; bhuíocha² |
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| Comparative | níos buíche | |||
| Superlative | is buíche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Alternative forms
- buidheach (obsolete)
Derived terms
- buíochas m (“thanks, gratitude”)
- buíoch beannachtach (“effusively grateful”, adjective)
Related terms
- buíochasaigh (“thank”, verb)
Etymology 2
Noun
buíoch m (genitive singular buích)
- Alternative form of buíoc (“margarine”)
Declension
Declension of buíoch
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buíoch | bhuíoch | mbuíoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "buíoch" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 buidech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.