buidheag
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From buidhe (“yellow”) + -ag (“feminine diminutive suffix”).
Noun
[edit]buidheag f (genitive singular buidheige, plural buidheagan)
- Used in compounds denoting various birds and flowers, especially (but not exclusively) yellow ones.
- buidheag a' chinn òir ― yellowhammer
- buidheag na mara ― sea mayweed
- any small yellow item
- yolk
- leather bag (for transporting liquids)
Derived terms
[edit]- buidheag-an-t-samhraidh - buttercup
- buidheag-bhealaidh - yellowhammer
Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
buidheag | bhuidheag |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |