buíoch

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠeːx/, [bˠëːə̯x] (corresponding to the form baoch)
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠiːx/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish buidech (“well-disposed, grateful”, adjective), from buide f (“good-will, gratitude”) + -ech. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic buidheach and Manx booiagh.

Adjective

buíoch (genitive singular masculine buíoch, genitive singular feminine buíche, plural buíocha, comparative buíche)

1. grateful, thankful

   Synonym: altaitheach

2. pleased, satisfied

Declension

Declension of buíoch

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	buíoch	bhuíoch	buíocha; bhuíocha2
vocative	bhuíoch		buíocha
genitive		buíche	buíocha	buíoch
dative	buíoch; bhuíoch1	bhuíoch; bhuíoch (archaic)	buíocha; bhuíocha2
Comparative	níos buíche
Superlative	is buíche

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Alternative forms

• baoch (Munster)
• baodhach (Munster, superseded)
• buidheach (superseded)

Derived terms

• buíochas m (“thanks, gratitude”)
• buíoch beannachtach (“effusively grateful”, adjective)
• neamhbhuíoch (“ungrateful”)

Related terms

• buíochasaigh (“thank”, verb)

Etymology 2

Noun

buíoch m (genitive singular buích)

1. Alternative form of buíoc (“margarine”)

Declension

Declension of buíoch (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative buíoch vocative a bhuích genitive buích dative buíoch forms with the definite article case singular nominative an buíoch genitive an bhuích dative leis an mbuíoch don bhuíoch

Mutation

Mutated forms of buíoch

radical	lenition	eclipsis
buíoch	bhuíoch	mbuíoch

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “buíoch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “buíoch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025