buidhe
Irish
Adjective
buidhe
- superseded spelling of buí (“yellow”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| buidhe | bhuidhe | mbuidhe |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish buide (“yellow”),[4] from Proto-Celtic *bodyos (“yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bodyos (“yellow, brown”), source of Latin badius.
Adjective
buidhe (comparative buidhe)
Derived terms
- fiabhras-buidhe (“yellow fever”)
- fo-bhuidhe (“yellowish”)
- gealag bhuidhe (“siskin”)
- iolair-bhuidhe (“golden eagle”)
- Là Buidhe Bealltainn (“Beltane”)
- lus buidhe Bealltainn (“marsh marigold”)
See also
| bàn, geal | glas | dubh |
| dearg; ruadh | orains; donn | buidhe; donn |
| uaine | uaine | gorm |
| liath; glas | liath | gorm |
| purpaidh; guirmean | pinc; purpaidh | pinc |
Etymology 2
From Old Irish buide (“thanks, gratitude”), from Proto-Celtic *bodiyā, from *bodos (“good will”) (compare Welsh bodd (“good will”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”).
Adjective
buidhe (comparative buidhe)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| buidhe | bhuidhe |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 112
- ^ 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
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 buide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “buidhe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN