buama

Irish

Alternative forms

• bomba

Etymology

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Noun

buama m (genitive singular buama, nominative plural buamaí)

1. bomb

Declension

Declension of buama (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative buama buamaí vocative a bhuama a bhuamaí genitive buama buamaí dative buama buamaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an buama na buamaí genitive an bhuama na mbuamaí dative leis an mbuama don bhuama leis na buamaí

Derived terms

• buama adamhach (“atomic bomb”)
• buama ama (“time-bomb”)
• buama cluasach (“winged bomb”)
• buama eitleáin (“aerial bomb”)
• buamadóir (“bomber”)
• buamáil (“bomb”, verb)
• poll buama (“bomb-crater”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of buama

radical	lenition	eclipsis
buama	bhuama	mbuama

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