builín

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bulbing, borrowed from Old Norse [Term?].

Noun

builín m (genitive singular builín, nominative plural builíní)

1. loaf (of bread)

   Synonyms: bairín, bollóg

Declension

Declension of builín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative builín builíní Vocative a bhuilín a bhuilíní Genitive builín builíní Dative builín builíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an builín na builíní Genitive an bhuilín na mbuilíní Dative leis an mbuilín don bhuilín leis na builíní

Derived terms

• builín aráin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
builín	bhuilín	mbuilín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “builín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bulbing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “builín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “builín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024