bhuaibh

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Irish

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Noun

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bhuaibh

  1. Lenited form of buaibh.

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish úaib, húaib.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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bhuaibh (emphatic bhuaibhse)

  1. second-person plural of bho: from you (plural or formal singular)

Inflection

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Personal inflection of bhuaibh
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st bhuam bhuamsa
2nd bhuat bhuatsa
3rd m bhuaithe bhuaithesan
3rd f bhuaipe bhuaipese
Plural 1st bhuainn bhuainne
2nd bhuaibh bhuaibhse
3rd bhuapa bhuapasan

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh