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buille

buille

See also: buile

Irish

Noun

buille m (genitive singular buille, nominative plural buillí)

  1. blow, stroke
  2. (speech, music, etc.) beat
  3. (as adverb) a little, somewhat

Declension

Derived terms

  • builleach (striking, given to striking)
  • débhuilleach (duple)
  • slisbhuille (cut, slice; glancing blow)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
buille bhuille mbuille
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish buille, from Old Irish builne (blow, strike).

Noun

buille f (genitive singular buille, plural buillean or builleannan)

  1. hit, blow, stroke
  2. stress, emphasis, importance
  3. (speech, music) stress, beat

Synonyms

Derived terms