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Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman boucher, from Old French bouchier (“goat slaughterer”), from bouc (“goat”).
Noun
búistéir m (genitive singular búistéara, nominative plural búistéirí)
- butcher
- Synonym: feolaire
Declension
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Mutation
Irish mutation
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “búistéir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “búistéir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “búistéir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024