osbhuí
Irish
Etymology
From os (“deer”) + buí (“yellow”).
Adjective
osbhuí
Noun
osbhuí m (genitive singular osbhuí, nominative plural osbhuíonna)
- fawn (color)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| osbhuí | n-osbhuí | hosbhuí | t-osbhuí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “osbhuí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “osbhuí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “osbhuí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025