buíocán

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See also: buíochán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From buí (“yellow”) +‎ -cán; compare Scottish Gaelic buidheagan.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠiːˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiːkɑːnˠ/, /ˈbˠiːkɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiːɡanˠ/, /ˈbˠiːɡan̪ˠ/, (older) /ˈbˠɯːɡanˠ/[1] (as if spelled buíogán)

Noun

buíocán m (genitive singular buíocáin, nominative plural buíocáin)

  1. yolk

Declension

Declension of buíocán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative buíocán buíocáin
vocative a bhuíocáin a bhuíocána
genitive buíocáin buíocán
dative buíocán buíocáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an buíocán na buíocáin
genitive an bhuíocáin na mbuíocán
dative leis an mbuíocán
don bhuíocán 		leis na buíocáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of buíocán
radical lenition eclipsis
buíocán bhuíocán mbuíocán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 29

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