"bú" meaning in Irish

See bú in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /bˠuː/ Forms: bú! [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], bú [error-unrecognized-form], bhú [error-unrecognized-form], mbú [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|ga}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|ga|interjection|head=bú!}} bú! Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. boo!
    Sense id: en-bú-ga-intj-26d0TzCG Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bˠuː/
Etymology: From Old Irish buga. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|buga}} Old Irish buga Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|bú|||||||nominative plural|búnna|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} bú m (genitive singular bú, nominative plural búnna), {{ga-noun|m|-|búnna}} bú m (genitive singular bú, nominative plural búnna) Forms: bú [genitive, singular], búnna [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bú [indefinite, nominative, singular], búnna [indefinite, nominative, plural], a bhú [indefinite, singular, vocative], a bhúnna [indefinite, plural, vocative], bú [genitive, indefinite, singular], búnna [genitive, indefinite, plural], bú [dative, indefinite, singular], búnna [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an bú [definite, nominative, singular], na búnna [definite, nominative, plural], an bhú [definite, genitive, singular], na mbúnna [definite, genitive, plural], leis an mbú [dative, definite, singular], don bhú [dative, definite, singular], leis na búnna [dative, definite, plural], bugha [alternative], butha [alternative]
  1. hyacinth Tags: masculine Derived forms: bú fíniúna (english: grape-hyacinth), bú muc (english: (wild) hyacinth, bluebell)
    Sense id: en-bú-ga-noun-lC416JuN Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Irish onomatopoeias: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "don bhú",
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      "form": "bugha",
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Download raw JSONL data for bú meaning in Irish (4.1kB)

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  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "bú",
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