buachaill
See also: búachaill
Irish
Etymology
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From Old Irish búachaill (“cowherd”), from Proto-Celtic *boukolyos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷowkólos, from *gʷṓws (“cow”) + *kʷel- (“to revolve, turn around”). Cognates include Breton bugel (“child”), Welsh bugail (“shepherd”), and Ancient Greek βουκόλος (boukólos, “cowherd”).
Pronunciation
Noun
buachaill m (genitive singular buachalla, nominative plural buachaillí)
- boy; young, unmarried man
- partial Synonym: garsún "pre-pubescent boy"
- boyfriend, alt. Synonym: buachaill óg
- Synonym: stócach "teenage boy"
- herdsman
- servant, male employee
- lad, boyo
- useful thing (referring to a masculine noun)
- Is é an rinse an buachaill chun na hoibre.
- The wrench is the right tool for the job.
Declension
Declension of buachaill
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- an buachaill críonna m (“the Devil”, literally “the old fellow”)
- an buachaill mór m (“the joker”) (in cards)
- buachaill aimsire m (“servant-boy”)
- buachaill báire m (“playboy, trickster”)
- buachaill bán m (“favourite son”, literally “fair-haired boy”)
- buachaill bó m (“cowherd, cowboy”)
- buachaill caorach m (“shepherd boy”)
- buachaill feirme m (“farm-hand”)
- buachaill óg m (“bridegroom”, literally “young man”)
- buachaill scoile m (“schoolboy”)
- buachaill seirbhíse m (“servant-boy”)
- buachaill siopa m (“male shop assistant”)
- buachaill stábla m (“stable-boy”)
- buachaill tábhairne m (“bartender”)
- buachaill tí m (“house-leek”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buachaill | bhuachaill | mbuachaill |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buachaill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búachaill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “buachaill”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “buachaill”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
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From Old Irish búachaill (“cowherd”), from Proto-Celtic *boukolyos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷowkólos, from *gʷōus (“cow”) + *kʷel (“to revolve, move around, sojourn”).
Noun
buachaill m (genitive singular buachaille, plural buachaillean)
Derived terms
- buachaill an sgadain m (“large ray or skate, northern chimaera”)
- buachaill-bréige m (“rudely built monument on the crest of a hill”)
- buachaill-chaorach m (“shepherd”)
- buachaill-seòmair m (“valet-de-chambre”)
- òran-buachaill m (“eclogue”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
buachaill | bhuachaill |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “buachaill”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búachaill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Irish lemmas
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- Irish third-declension nouns
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- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- gd:Occupations