búar
Middle Irish
Noun
búar n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
Descendants
- Irish: buar
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| búar | búar pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbúar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 búar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From bó (“cow”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
búar n
- (agriculture) cows, cattle, herd(s)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | búarN | — | — |
| vocative | búarN | — | — |
| accusative | búarN | — | — |
| genitive | búairL | — | — |
| dative | búarL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- búar-brat (“cattle-spoils”)
- búarach1 (“spancel for cows at milking-time; milking-time, early morning”)
- búarach2 (“owner of cows”)
Descendants
- Irish: buar
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 búar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language