búch

Irish

Etymology 1

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Adjective

búch (genitive singular masculine búch, genitive singular feminine búiche, plural búcha, comparative búiche)

1. tender, gentle, affectionate

Etymology 2

From bú (“hyacinth”, noun) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

búch (genitive singular masculine búch, genitive singular feminine búiche, plural búcha, comparative búiche)

1. (of colour) hyacinth

   Synonym: iasainteach

Alternative forms

• bughach, buthach

Declension

Declension of búch

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	búch	bhúch	búcha; bhúcha²
Vocative	bhúch		búcha
Genitive		búiche	búcha	búch
Dative	búch; bhúch¹	bhúch	búcha; bhúcha²
Comparative	níos búiche
Superlative	is búiche

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “búch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN