búaidre
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bowdriyā (“filth”), from *bowdros (“filthy”) (whence also Welsh budr (“filth”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuːa̯ðʲrʲe]
Noun
búaidre f (genitive búaidre, no plural)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | búaidreL | — | — |
| vocative | búaidreL | — | — |
| accusative | búaidriN | — | — |
| genitive | búaidre | — | — |
| dative | búaidriL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| búaidre | búaidre pronounced with /β-/ |
mbúaidre |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búaidre”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language