buille
See also: buile
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish buille, from Old Irish builne (“blow, strike”), from Proto-Celtic *bus-liâ, *bhud-s-liâ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat”). Related to buail (“to strike, beat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbˠɪl̠ʲə/
Noun
buille m (genitive singular buille, nominative plural buillí)
- blow, stroke
- Synonyms: béim, cíonán
- (speech, music, etc.) beat
- Synonym: béim
- (as adverb) a little, somewhat
Declension
Declension of buille
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- builleach (“striking, given to striking”, adjective)
- buille sa bhéim
- débhuilleach (“duple”, adjective)
- scuab-bhuille (“sweeping blow”)
- slisbhuille (“cut, slice; glancing blow”)
- taobh-bhuille (“side-stroke”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buille | bhuille | mbuille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “buille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “buille” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 61.
- Entries containing “buille” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish buille, from Old Irish builne (“blow, strike”), from Proto-Celtic *bus-liâ, *bhud-s-liâ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat”). Related to buail (“to strike, beat”).
Noun
buille f (genitive singular buille, plural buillean or builleannan)
- hit, blow, stroke
- stress, emphasis, importance
- (speech, music) stress, beat
Synonyms
- beum
- bualadh
Derived terms
- buille chultarail (“culture shock”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
buille | bhuille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “buille”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page buille