bulaí

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bully.

Noun

bulaí m (genitive singular bulaí, nominative plural bulaithe)

1. bully

   Synonyms: ansmachtaí, maistín

Declension

Declension of bulaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bulaí bulaithe vocative a bhulaí a bhulaithe genitive bulaí bulaithe dative bulaí bulaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bulaí na bulaithe genitive an bhulaí na mbulaithe dative leis an mbulaí don bhulaí leis na bulaithe

Derived terms

• bulaíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of bulaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bulaí	bhulaí	mbulaí

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