buadhair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

buaidh (“triumph, victory”) +‎ -air

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puəɣɛɾʲ/

Noun

buadhair m (genitive singular buadhair, plural buadhairean)

1. conqueror, champion, victor
2. (grammar) adjective

Derived terms

• buadhair aisneiseach (“predicative adjective”)
• buadhair buaidh-aithriseach (“attributive adjective”)

 

Mutation

Mutation of buadhair

radical	lenition
buadhair	bhuadhair

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “buadhair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Black, Ronald. Cothrom Ionnsachaidh: A Chance to Learn Scottish Gaelic Grammar and Exercises Peebles, Scotland: Published by the author (2002), p.212.