buailtín

Irish

Alternative forms

• buailteán

Etymology

From buailte +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuəl̠ʲtʲiːʲ/, [ˈbˠui̯l̠ʲtʲinʲ]

Noun

buailtín m (genitive singular buailtín, nominative plural buailtíní)

1. striking wattle on a flail

Declension

Declension of buailtín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative buailtín buailtíní Vocative a bhuailtín a bhuailtíní Genitive buailtín buailtíní Dative buailtín buailtíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an buailtín na buailtíní Genitive an bhuailtín na mbuailtíní Dative leis an mbuailtín don bhuailtín leis na buailtíní

Derived terms

• buailtíneach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buailtín	bhuailtín	mbuailtín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buailteán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 96
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59