bultúr

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English vulture.

Noun

bultúr m (genitive singular bultúir, nominative plural bultúir)

1. vulture

   Synonyms: badhbh, garrfhiach, amach

Declension

Declension of bultúr (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bultúr bultúir vocative a bhultúir a bhultúra genitive bultúir bultúr dative bultúr bultúir forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bultúr na bultúir genitive an bhultúir na mbultúr dative leis an mbultúr don bhultúr leis na bultúir

Derived terms

• bultúr turcach (“turkey vulture”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bultúr

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bultúr	bhultúr	mbultúr

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