buidhe
Irish
Adjective
buidhe
- Superseded spelling of buí (“yellow”).
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buidhe | bhuidhe | mbuidhe |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish buide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpujə/
- Hyphenation: bui‧dhe
Adjective
buidhe (comparative buidhe)
- yellow
- glad, grateful
- fortunate, lucky
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”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| buidhe | bhuidhe |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
See also
| bàn, geal | glas | dubh |
| dearg; ruadh | orainds; donn | buidhe; donn |
| uaine | uaine | gorm |
| liath; glas | liath | gorm |
| purpaidh; guirmean | pinc; purpaidh | pinc |
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| buidhe | bhuidhe |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “buidhe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 buide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language