buabhallaí

Irish

Etymology

From buabhall (“bugle, bugle-horn”) +‎ -aí (agent suffix).

Noun

buabhallaí m (genitive singular buabhallaí, nominative plural buabhallaithe)

1. bugler

   Synonyms: buabhallach, buabhallóir

Declension

Declension of buabhallaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative buabhallaí buabhallaithe Vocative a bhuabhallaí a bhuabhallaithe Genitive buabhallaí buabhallaithe Dative buabhallaí buabhallaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an buabhallaí na buabhallaithe Genitive an bhuabhallaí na mbuabhallaithe Dative leis an mbuabhallaí don bhuabhallaí leis na buabhallaithe

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buabhallaí	bhuabhallaí	mbuabhallaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buabhallaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “buabhallaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “buabhallaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.