bulaí

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bully.

Noun

bulaí m (genitive singular bulaí, nominative plural bulaithe)

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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bulaí	bhulaí	mbulaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bulaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “bulaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “bulaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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