buirbe
Irish
Noun
buirbe f (genitive singular buirbe)
- alternative form of boirbe (“fierceness; rudeness; coarseness; rankness”)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| buirbe | bhuirbe | mbuirbe |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buirbe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈburʲbʲe/
Adjective
buirbe
- genitive singular feminine of borb
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| buirbe | buirbe pronounced with /β-/ |
mbuirbe |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish burbae, buirbe, burba, borba (“stupidity, ignorance; boorishness, harshness, fierceness, violence”) (compare Irish boirbe), from borb (“foolish, silly, senseless; stupid, ignorant, unlearned; rude, uncouth; fierce, rough, rude, violent, harsh; arrogant”).
Noun
buirbe f
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| buirbe | bhuirbe |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “buirbe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “burbae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language