bóín Dé

Irish

Etymology

From bó (“cow”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix) + Dé (“of God”): literally “God's little cow”. Compare Russian бо́жья коро́вка (bóžʹja koróvka), Polish boża krówka, Dutch lieveheersbeestje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbˠoːiːnʲ ˈdʲeː]

Noun

bóín Dé m (genitive singular bóín Dé, nominative plural bóíní Dé)

  1. ladybug, ladybird (beetle)
    Synonym: bóín samhraidh

Mutation

Mutated forms of bóín Dé
radical lenition eclipsis
bóín Dé bhóín Dé mbóín Dé

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

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