buime
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of older muime, from Old Irish muimme, from Proto-Celtic *mammā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbˠɪmʲə/
Noun
buime f (genitive singular buime, nominative plural buimí)
- nurse (person who takes care of other people's young), nanny
- foster mother
Declension
Declension of buime
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buime | bhuime | mbuime |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “buime”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “muim(m)e”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buime”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 99
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buime”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| buime | bhuime |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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