búch

See also: buch, Buch, buc̣h, and büch

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bˠuːx/

Etymology 1

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Adjective

búch (genitive singular masculine búch, genitive singular feminine búiche, plural búcha, comparative búiche)

  1. tender, gentle, affectionate

Etymology 2

From bú (“hyacinth”, noun) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

búch (genitive singular masculine búch, genitive singular feminine búiche, plural búcha, comparative búiche)

  1. hyacinth (of colour)
    Synonym: iasainteach
Alternative forms

Declension
Declension of búch
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative búch bhúch búcha;
bhúcha²
Vocative bhúch búcha
Genitive búiche búcha búch
Dative búch;
bhúch¹		 bhúch búcha;
bhúcha²
Comparative níos búiche
Superlative is búiche

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
búch bhúch mbúch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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