See bua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "beir bua agus beannacht"
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"english": "outright victory; victory in backgammon",
"translation": "outright victory; victory in backgammon",
"word": "bua glan"
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"word": "ollbhua"
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"source": "declension",
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"plural"
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},
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"form": "leis an mbua",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "don bhua",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
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"ipa": "/bˠuə/",
"tags": [
"Munster",
"genitive"
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},
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"ipa": "/bˠuː/",
"tags": [
"Galway"
]
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],
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"Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
"Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
"Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
"Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
"Pages with 26 entries",
"Pages with entries"
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"word": "beir bua"
},
{
"word": "beir bua agus beannacht"
},
{
"english": "outright victory; victory in backgammon",
"translation": "outright victory; victory in backgammon",
"word": "bua glan"
},
{
"word": "ollbhua"
}
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"source": "declension",
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"form": "bua",
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
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{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
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]
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"definite",
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},
{
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"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"singular"
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}
Download raw JSONL data for bua meaning in Irish (4.8kB)
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