buíochán

See also: buíocán

Irish

Alternative forms
  • buidheachán (obsolete)

Etymology

From buí (“yellow”) +‎ -ach + -án.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠiəˈxɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiəxɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiəxənˠ/[1] (as if spelled buíochan)

Noun

buíochán m (genitive singular buíocháin, nominative plural buíocháin)

  1. (pathology, usually in the plural) jaundice

Declension
Declension of buíochán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative buíochán buíocháin
Vocative a bhuíocháin a bhuíochána
Genitive buíocháin buíochán
Dative buíochán buíocháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an buíochán na buíocháin
Genitive an bhuíocháin na mbuíochán
Dative leis an mbuíochán

don bhuíochán

 leis na buíocháin

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

Further reading

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33
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