buíochán

See also: buíocán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • buidheachán (obsolete)

Etymology

From buí (yellow) + -ach + -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠiəˈxɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiəxɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiəxənˠ/[1] (as if spelled buíochan)

Noun

buíochán m (genitive singular buíocháin, nominative plural buíocháin)

  1. (pathology, usually in the plural) jaundice

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
buíochán bhuíochán mbuíochán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33

Further reading

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