buinneach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /bˠɪˈɲax/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /bˠɪˈnʲax/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɪn̠ʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɪn̠ʲa(x)/[1]
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Irish buinnech (“diarrhoea”), from buinne.[2]
Noun
[edit]buinneach f (genitive singular buinní)
Declension
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Synonyms
[edit]- scaoing (in animals)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Irish buinnech (“gushing, flowing”).[3] By surface analysis, buinne (“torrent, spout”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]buinneach (genitive singular masculine buinnigh, genitive singular feminine buinní, plural buinneacha)
- shooting, surging
- (medicine, of sore, etc.) discharging
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | buinneach | bhuinneach | buinneacha; bhuinneacha2 | |
| vocative | bhuinnigh | buinneacha | ||
| genitive | buinní | buinneacha | buinneach | |
| dative | buinneach; bhuinneach1 |
bhuinneach; bhuinnigh (archaic) |
buinneacha; bhuinneacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos buinní | |||
| Superlative | is buinní | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| buinneach | bhuinneach | mbuinneach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 buinnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 buinnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish buinnech (“diarrhoea”), from buinne.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]buinneach f (genitive singular buinnich, no plural)
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 buinnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
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- Irish adjectives
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- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
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