buarach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish búarach, from bó (“cow”) + árach (“bond, fetter”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠuəɾˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiːɾˠa(x)/, (older) /ˈbˠɯːɾˠa(x)/[1]
Noun[edit]
buarach f (genitive singular buaraí, nominative plural buaracha)
- spancel (for a cow during milking)
Declension[edit]
Declension of buarach
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- buairthín (diminutive)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buarach | bhuarach | mbuarach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 28
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 búarach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buaraċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 97
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN