From Proto-Celtic *boukolyos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷowkólos (compare Ancient Greek βουκόλος (boukólos)), from *gʷṓws (“cow”) + *kʷel- (“to revolve, move around, sojourn”).
búachaill m
Masculine i-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | búachaill | búachaillL | búachailliH |
Vocative | búachaill | búachaillL | búachailliH |
Accusative | búachaillN | búachaillL | búachailliH |
Genitive | búachalloH, búachallaH | búachalloH, búachallaH | búachailleN |
Dative | búachaillL | búachaillib | búachaillib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
búachaill | búachaill pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbúachaill |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |