buíoch

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish buidech (“well-disposed, pleased, satisfied, sated, grateful, thankful”, adjective), from buide f (“good-will, favour, gratification, gratitude, thanks”) + -ech.

Adjective

buíoch (genitive singular masculine buíoch, genitive singular feminine buíche, plural buíocha, comparative buíche)

  1. grateful, thankful
    Synonym: altaitheach
  2. pleased, satisfied
Declension
Declension of buíoch
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative buíoch bhuíoch buíocha;
bhuíocha²
Vocative bhuíoch buíocha
Genitive buíche buíocha buíoch
Dative buíoch;
bhuíoch¹		 bhuíoch;
bhuíoch (archaic)		 buíocha;
bhuíocha²
Comparative níos buíche
Superlative is buíche

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • buíochasaigh (“thank”, verb)

Etymology 2

Noun

buíoch m (genitive singular buích)

  1. Alternative form of buíoc (“margarine”)
Declension
Declension of buíoch

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative buíoch
Vocative a bhuích
Genitive buích
Dative buíoch

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an buíoch
Genitive an bhuích
Dative leis an mbuíoch

don bhuíoch

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

Further reading
  • "buíoch" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “2 buidech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “buíoch” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “buíoch” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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