buille
See also: buile
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish buille, from Old Irish builne (“blow, strike”), perhaps from the same root as buail (“to strike, beat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
buille m (genitive singular buille, nominative plural buillí)
Declension
Declension of buille
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- buille an chroí m (“heartbeat”)
- buille sa bhéim m (“felling blow”)
- builleach (“striking, given to striking”, adjective)
- débhuilleach (“duple”, adjective)
- scuab-bhuille (“sweeping blow”)
- slisbhuille (“cut, slice; glancing blow”)
- taobh-bhuille (“side-stroke”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buille | bhuille | mbuille |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “buille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 61
- Entries containing “buille” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish buille, from Old Irish builne (“blow, strike”), perhaps from the same root as buail (“to strike, beat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuʎə/
Noun
buille f (genitive singular buille, plural buillean or builleannan)
Derived terms
- buille chultarail (“culture shock”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| buille | bhuille |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “buille”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page buille
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