buime
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of older muime, from Old Irish muimme, from Proto-Celtic *mammā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbˠɪmʲə/
Noun
buime f (genitive singular buime, nominative plural buimí)
- nurse (person who takes care of other people's young), nanny
- foster mother
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| buime | bhuime | mbuime |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- “buime”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muim(m)e”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buime”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 99
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buime”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
buime f
- alternative form of muime
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| buime | bhuime |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.