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buair
buair
Irish
Verb
buair (present analytic buaireann, future analytic buairfidh, verbal noun buaireamh, past participle buartha)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | buairim | buaireann tú; buairir† |
buaireann sé, sí | buairimid | buaireann sibh | buaireann siad; buairid† |
a bhuaireann; a bhuaireas / a mbuaireann*; a mbuaireas* |
buairtear |
| past | bhuair mé; bhuaireas | bhuair tú; bhuairis | bhuair sé, sí | bhuaireamar; bhuair muid | bhuair sibh; bhuaireabhair | bhuair siad; bhuaireadar | a bhuair / ar bhuair* |
buaireadh | |
| past habitual | bhuairinn | bhuairteá | bhuaireadh sé, sí | bhuairimis; bhuaireadh muid | bhuaireadh sibh | bhuairidís; bhuaireadh siad | a bhuaireadh / ar bhuaireadh* |
bhuairtí | |
| future | buairfidh mé; buairfead |
buairfidh tú; buairfir† |
buairfidh sé, sí | buairfimid; buairfidh muid |
buairfidh sibh | buairfidh siad; buairfid† |
a bhuairfidh; a bhuairfeas / a mbuairfidh*; a mbuairfeas* |
buairfear | |
| conditional | bhuairfinn | bhuairfeá | bhuairfeadh sé, sí | bhuairfimis; bhuairfeadh muid | bhuairfeadh sibh | bhuairfidís; bhuairfeadh siad | a bhuairfeadh / ar bhuairfeadh* |
bhuairfí | |
| subjunctive | present | go mbuaire mé; go mbuairead† |
go mbuaire tú; go mbuairir† |
go mbuaire sé, sí | go mbuairimid; go mbuaire muid |
go mbuaire sibh | go mbuaire siad; go mbuairid† |
— | go mbuairtear |
| past | dá mbuairinn | dá mbuairteá | dá mbuaireadh sé, sí | dá mbuairimis; dá mbuaireadh muid |
dá mbuaireadh sibh | dá mbuairidís; dá mbuaireadh siad |
— | dá mbuairtí | |
| imperative | buairim | buair | buaireadh sé, sí | buairimis | buairigí; buairidh† |
buairidís | — | buairtear | |
| verbal noun | buaireamh | ||||||||
| past participle | buartha | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
Etymology 2
Noun
buair m
- genitive singular of buar
Etymology 3
Noun
buair m
- genitive singular of buar
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buair | bhuair | mbuair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "buair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “búaidrid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish búaidrid (“disturbs, troubles, harasses, confuses”, verb), from búaidre f (“confusion, distraction, disturbance”).
Verb
buair (past bhuair, future buairidh, verbal noun buaireadh, past participle buairte)
Synonyms
- (disturb): cuir dragh air
Derived terms
- buaireadair m (“troublemaker”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “búaidrid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.