buille
See also: buile
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish buille, from Old Irish builne (“blow, strike”), perhaps from the same root as buail (“to strike, beat”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠilʲə/[2]
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠil̠ʲə/[3][4]
- Homophone: buile (Munster)
Noun
buille m (genitive singular buille, nominative plural buillí)
Declension
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Derived terms
- buille an chroí m (“heartbeat”)
- buille faoi thuairim
- buille sa bhéim m (“felling blow”)
- builleach (“striking, given to striking”, adjective)
- débhuilleach (“duple”, adjective)
- scuab-bhuille (“sweeping blow”)
- slisbhuille (“cut, slice; glancing blow”)
- taobh-bhuille (“side-stroke”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| buille | bhuille | mbuille |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “buille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 28, page 7
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 61
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 200, page 76
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “buille”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 138; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “buille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “buille”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish buille, from Old Irish builne (“blow, strike”), perhaps from the same root as buail (“to strike, beat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
buille f (genitive singular buille, plural buillean or builleannan)
- hit, blow, stroke
- nas fheàrr na buille de bhata ― better than a kick in the teeth (literally, “better than a blow from a stick, i.e. better than nothing, not bad”)
- Proverb: is minig a fhuair fear na h-eadraiginn buille ― often has the peacemaker been struck (literally, “often has the peacemaker gotten a blow”)
- stress, emphasis, importance
- (speech, music) stress, beat
Synonyms
Derived terms
- buille chultarail (“culture shock”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| buille | bhuille |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 80
- ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 132
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “buille”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page buille