buíocán
See also: buíochán
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From buí (“yellow”) + -cán; compare Scottish Gaelic buidheagan.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠiːˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiːkɑːnˠ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiːɡanˠ/, (older) /ˈbˠɯːɡanˠ/[3]
Noun
[edit]buíocán m (genitive singular buíocáin, nominative plural buíocáin)
Declension
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Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| buíocán | bhuíocán | mbuíocán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “buíocán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 61
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 67, page 29
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “buidecán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “buiḋeacán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 98
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “buíocán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN