bultúr

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English vulture.

Noun

bultúr m (genitive singular bultúir, nominative plural bultúir)

1. vulture

   Synonyms: badhbh, garrfhiach, amach

Declension

Declension of bultúr

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bultúr bultúir Vocative a bhultúir a bhultúra Genitive bultúir bultúr Dative bultúr bultúir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bultúr na bultúir Genitive an bhultúir na mbultúr Dative leis an mbultúr don bhultúr leis na bultúir

Derived terms

• bultúr turcach (“turkey vulture”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bultúr	bhultúr	mbultúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bultúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bultúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bultúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024