bualadh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuəl̪ˠə/^[1]
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuəlˠə/, /ˈbˠuəl̪ˠə/^[2]
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuəlˠuː/, /ˈbˠuəl̪ˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠiːlˠu/, /ˈbˠiːl̪ˠu/; (older) /ˈbˠɯːlˠu/ (as if spelled baoladh)^[3]
• (rapid speech) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠə/

Noun

bualadh m (genitive singular buailte, nominative plural buailtí)

1. verbal noun of buail
2. beating, striking
3. surpassing
4. fight

Declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bualadh buailtí Vocative a bhualadh a bhuailtí Genitive buailte buailtí Dative bualadh buailtí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bualadh na buailtí Genitive an bhuailte na mbuailtí Dative leis an mbualadh don bhualadh leis na buailtí

Declension of bualadh

Irregular

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bualadh	bhualadh	mbualadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 209, page 105
2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 57
3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 49, page 22

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bualadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bualadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bualadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuəl̪ˠəɣ/

Noun

bualadh m (genitive singular bualaidh, plural bualaidhean)

1. verbal noun of buail
2. blow, hit

   Synonyms: beum, buille

Derived terms

• clogaid-bhualaidh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
bualadh	bhualadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.