buídhonn
Irish
Etymology
From buí (“yellow”) + donn (“brown”).
Adjective
buídhonn (genitive singular masculine buídhoinn, genitive singular feminine buídhoinne, plural buídhonna, comparative buídhoinne)
Declension
Declension of buídhonn
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | buídhonn | bhuídhonn | buídhonna; bhuídhonna² | |
| Vocative | bhuídhoinn | buídhonna | ||
| Genitive | buídhonne | buídhonna | buídhonn | |
| Dative | buídhonn; bhuídhonn¹ |
bhuídhonn; bhuídhoinn (archaic) |
buídhonna; bhuídhonna² | |
| Comparative | níos buídhonne | |||
| Superlative | is buídhonne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buídhonn | bhuídhonn | mbuídhonn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buídhonn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “buídhonn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “buídhonn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024