buachaill

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish búachaill (“cowherd”), from Proto-Celtic *bou-kʷoljo- (“herdsman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōu-kʷol-, from *gʷōus (“cow”) + *kʷel (“to revolve, move around, sojourn”). Akin to Breton bugel (“cowherd”) Akin to Welsh bugail (“cowherd”) Akin to Greek βουκόλος (boukolos, “cowherd”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbˠuəxɪlʲ/

Noun

buachaill m.

1. boy
2. young, unmarried man
3. herdsman
4. servant, male employee
5. useful thing (referring to a masculine noun)

   Is é an rinse an buachaill chun na hoibre.

   The wrench is the right tool for the job.

Declension

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative buachaill buachaillí Vocative a bhuachaill a bhuachaillí Genitive buachalla buachaillí Dative buachaill buachaillí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an buachaill na buachaillí Genitive an bhuachalla na mbuachaillí Dative leis an mbuachaill don bhuachaill leis na buachaillí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buachaill	bhuachaill	mbuachaill
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Synonyms

• (boy): garsún