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buíochán

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See also: buíocán

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From buí (yellow) +‎ -ach + -án.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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buíochán m (genitive singular buíocháin, nominative plural buíocháin)

  1. (pathology, usually in the plural) jaundice

Declension

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Declension of buíochán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative buíochán buíocháin
vocative a bhuíocháin a bhuíochána
genitive buíocháin buíochán
dative buíochán buíocháin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an buíochán na buíocháin
genitive an bhuíocháin na mbuíochán
dative leis an mbuíochán
don bhuíochán
leis na buíocháin

Mutation

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Mutated forms of buíochán
radical lenition eclipsis
buíochán bhuíochán mbuíochán

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33

Further reading

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