buama

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

buama m (genitive singular buama, nominative plural buamaí)

  1. bomb

Declension

Declension of buama (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative buama buamaí
vocative a bhuama a bhuamaí
genitive buama buamaí
dative buama buamaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an buama na buamaí
genitive an bhuama na mbuamaí
dative leis an mbuama
don bhuama 		leis na buamaí

Derived terms

  • buama adamhach (“atomic bomb”)
  • buama ama (“time-bomb”)
  • buama cluasach (“winged bomb”)
  • buama eitleáin (“aerial bomb”)
  • buamadóir (“bomber”)
  • buamáil (“bomb”, verb)
  • poll buama (“bomb-crater”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of buama
radical lenition eclipsis
buama bhuama mbuama

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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