buadhair
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puəɣɛɾʲ/
Noun
buadhair m (genitive singular buadhair, plural buadhairean)
- conqueror, champion, victor
- (grammar) adjective
Derived terms
- buadhair aisneiseach (“predicative adjective”)
- buadhair buaidh-aithriseach (“attributive adjective”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
buadhair | bhuadhair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “buadhair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Black, Ronald. Cothrom Ionnsachaidh: A Chance to Learn Scottish Gaelic Grammar and Exercises Peebles, Scotland: Published by the author (2002), p.212.