bua

See also Appendix:Variations of "bua"

Catalan

Etymology 1

Childish variant of buba (“pimple”), from Medieval Latin būbō (“bubo”), from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubōn, “groin, swelling”).

Noun

bua f (plural bues)

1. pimple
2. (childish) badness

Derived terms

• bona bua
• mala bua

Etymology 2

Alteration of gúa.

Noun

bua f (plural bues)

1. (archaic, nautical, metrology) A unit of length used in measuring ships. Approximately the same as a yard, it was defined as 4 pams (“spans”).

See also

• cana (“fathom”)
• pam (“span”)

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Gagauz

Noun

bua

1. ox

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Irish

Etymology

From earlier buadh; compare Scottish Gaelic buaidh, Breton buz, Welsh budd.

Noun

bua m (genitive bua, nominative plural buanna)

1. (sports, competition) victory, win
2. (ability) talent, gift, faculty, forte
3. merit
4. destiny

Declension

Declension of bua

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bua buanna Vocative a bhua a bhuanna Genitive bua buanna Dative bua buanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bua na buanna Genitive an bhua na mbuanna Dative leis an mbua don bhua leis na buanna

Verb

bua

1. analytic subjunctive form of buaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bua	bhua	mbua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ua

Noun

bua f (plural bue)

1. (childish) pain, discomfort

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Latin

Etymology

Onomatopoeia

Noun

bua (genitive buae); f, first declension

1. The sound made by infants when asking for their drink; baba.

Related terms

• vinibua

See also

• papa
• pappa