búch

See also: buch, Buch, buc̣h, and büch

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bˠuːx/

Etymology 1

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Adjective

búch (genitive singular masculine búch, genitive singular feminine búiche, plural búcha, comparative búiche)

  1. tender, gentle, affectionate

Etymology 2

From bú (“hyacinth”, noun) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

búch (genitive singular masculine búch, genitive singular feminine búiche, plural búcha, comparative búiche)

  1. hyacinth (of colour)
    Synonym: iasainteach
Alternative forms

Declension

Declension of búch
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative búch bhúch búcha;
bhúcha2
vocative bhúch búcha
genitive búiche búcha búch
dative búch;
bhúch1 		bhúch búcha;
bhúcha2
Comparative níos búiche
Superlative is búiche

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of búch
radical lenition eclipsis
búch bhúch mbúch

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

References

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