buamadóir
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From buama (“bomb”, noun) + -dóir (agent suffix).
Noun
[edit]buamadóir m (genitive singular buamadóra, nominative plural buamadóirí)
- bomber (person)
- Synonym: buamálaí
- bomber (aircraft)
- Synonym: eitleán buamála
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- buamadóir féinmharaithe (“suicide bomber”)
- buamadóir scuaibe, tumbhuamadóir (“dive-bomber”)
- buamadóir téaltaitheach (“stealth bomber”)
- buamadóir troda (“fighter-bomber”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| buamadóir | bhuamadóir | mbuamadóir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buamadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “buamadóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “buamadóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024