buama
Irish
Alternative forms
- bomba
Etymology
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Noun
buama m (genitive singular buama, nominative plural buamaí)
- bomb
Declension
Declension of buama
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- buama adamhach (“atomic bomb”)
- buama ama (“time-bomb”)
- buama cluasach (“winged bomb”)
- buamadóir (“bomber”)
- buama eitleáin (“aerial bomb”)
- buamáil (“bomb”, verb)
- poll buama (“bomb-crater”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buama | bhuama | mbuama |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “buama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “buama” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “buama” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.