buamadóir
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From buama (“bomb”, noun) + -dóir (agent suffix).
Noun[edit]
buamadóir m (genitive singular buamadóra, nominative plural buamadóirí)
- bomber (person)
- Synonym: buamálaí
- bomber (aircraft)
- Synonym: eitleán buamála
Declension[edit]
Declension of buamadóir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- buamadóir féinmharaithe (“suicide bomber”)
- buamadóir scuaibe, tumbhuamadóir (“dive-bomber”)
- buamadóir téaltaitheach (“stealth bomber”)
- buamadóir troda (“fighter-bomber”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buamadóir | bhuamadóir | mbuamadóir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buamadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “buamadóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “buamadóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024