buaigh

Irish

Etymology

bua (“victory”) +‎ -igh

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠuəɟ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /bˠuə/
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠuəj/

Verb

buaigh (present analytic buann, future analytic buafaidh, verbal noun buachan, past participle buaite)

to win

Conjugation

Conjugation of *buaigh* (first conjugation – C)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	buaim	buann tú; buair^†	buann sé, sí	buaimid; buann muid	buann sibh	buann siad; buaid^†	a bhuann; a bhuas	buaitear
past	bhuaigh mé; bhuas	bhuaigh tú; bhuais	bhuaigh sé, sí	bhuamar; bhuaigh muid	bhuaigh sibh; bhuabhair	bhuaigh siad; bhuadar	a bhuaigh	buadh
past habitual	bhuainn / buainn^‡	bhuaiteá / buaiteá^‡	bhuadh sé, sí / buadh sé, sí^‡	bhuaimis; bhuadh muid / buaimis^‡; buadh muid^‡	bhuadh sibh / buadh sibh^‡	bhuaidís; bhuadh siad / buaidís^‡; buadh siad^‡	a bhuadh	bhuaití / buaití^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	buafaidh mé; buafad	buafaidh tú; buafair^†	buafaidh sé, sí	buafaimid; buafaidh muid	buafaidh sibh	buafaidh siad; buafaid^†	a bhuafaidh; a bhuafas	buafar
conditional	bhuafainn / buafainn^‡	bhuafá / buafá^‡	bhuafadh sé, sí / buafadh sé, sí^‡	bhuafaimis; bhuafadh muid / buafaimis^‡; buafadh muid^‡	bhuafadh sibh / buafadh sibh^‡	bhuafaidís; bhuafadh siad / buafaidís^‡; buafadh siad^‡	a bhuafadh	bhuafaí / buafaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go mbua mé; go mbuad^†	go mbua tú; go mbuair^†	go mbua sé, sí	go mbuaimid; go mbua muid	go mbua sibh	go mbua siad; go mbuaid^†	—	go mbuaitear
past	dá mbuainn	dá mbuaiteá	dá mbuadh sé, sí	dá mbuaimis; dá mbuadh muid	dá mbuadh sibh	dá mbuaidís; dá mbuadh siad	—	dá mbuaití

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	buaim	buaigh	buadh sé, sí	buaimis	buaigí; buaidh^†	buaidís	—	buaitear

past participle	buaite

verbal noun	buachan

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of *buaigh*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
buaigh	bhuaigh	mbuaigh

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