buídhonn

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Irish

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Etymology

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From buí (yellow)donn (brown).

Adjective

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

  1. fawn-colored
    Synonym: osbhuí

Declension

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Declension of buídhonn
singular plural (m/f)
Positive 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

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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.

Further reading

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