buíochán
See also: buíocán
Irish
Alternative forms
- buidheachán (obsolete)
Etymology
From buí (“yellow”) + -ach + -án.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠiəˈxɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiəxɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiəxənˠ/[1] (as if spelled buíochan)
Noun
buíochán m (genitive singular buíocháin, nominative plural buíocháin)
- (pathology, usually in the plural) jaundice
Declension
Declension of buíochán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buíochán | bhuíochán | mbuíochán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “buiḋeaċáin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 98.
- "buíochán" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33