buídhonn

Irish

Etymology

From buí (“yellow”) +‎ donn (“brown”).

Adjective

buídhonn (genitive singular masculine buídhoinn, genitive singular feminine buídhoinne, plural buídhonna, comparative buídhoinne)

  1. fawn-colored
    Synonym: osbhuí

Declension

Declension of buídhonn
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative buídhonn bhuídhonn buídhonna;
bhuídhonna2
vocative bhuídhoinn buídhonna
genitive buídhonne buídhonna buídhonn
dative buídhonn;
bhuídhonn1 		bhuídhonn;
bhuídhoinn (archaic) 		buídhonna;
bhuídhonna2
Comparative níos buídhonne
Superlative is buídhonne

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 buídhonn
radical lenition eclipsis
buídhonn bhuídhonn mbuídhonn

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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