buíocán

See also: buíochán

Irish

Alternative forms

• buidheacán, buidheachán, buigheacán (obsolete)
• buidheachán (Kerry)

Etymology

From buí (“yellow”) +‎ -cán; compare Scottish Gaelic buidheagan.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠiːˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠiːkɑːnˠ/, /ˈbˠiːkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠiːɡanˠ/, /ˈbˠiːɡan̪ˠ/, (older) /ˈbˠɯːɡanˠ/ (as if spelled buíogán)

Noun

buíocán m (genitive singular buíocáin, nominative plural buíocáin)

1. yolk

Declension

Declension of buíocán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative buíocán buíocáin Vocative a bhuíocáin a bhuíocána Genitive buíocáin buíocán Dative buíocán buíocáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an buíocán na buíocáin Genitive an bhuíocáin na mbuíocán Dative leis an mbuíocán don bhuíocán leis na buíocáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buíocán	bhuíocán	mbuíocán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “buíocán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “buidecán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buiḋeacán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 98
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 61
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buíocán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN