buaile
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish búaile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbˠuəlʲə/
Noun
buaile f (genitive singular buaile, nominative plural buailte or buailteacha)
Declension
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Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: booly
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| buaile | bhuaile | mbuaile |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 búaile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buaile”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 95
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 56
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buaile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈb̥uələ/[2]
Noun
buaile f (plural buailtean)
- enclosure, fold, sheepfold, pen (animal enclosure, particularly for sheep or cattle)
- un-crofted land
- circle, halo
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| buaile | bhuaile |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 búaile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “buaile”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “buaile”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN