bóín Dé

Irish

bóín Dé

Etymology

From bó (“cow”) +‎ -ín (“diminutive”) + Dé (“of God”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbˠoːiːnʲ ˈdʲeː]

Noun

bó ín Dé m (genitive singular bóín Dé, nominative plural bóíní Dé)

ladybug, ladybird (beetle)
Synonym: bóín samhraidh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bóín Dé	bhóín Dé	mbóín Dé
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"bóín Dé" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “bóín Dé” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “bóín Dé” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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