buwch in Welsh

IPA: /bɨ̞u̯χ/ [North-Wales], /bɪu̯χ/ [South-Wales] Audio: Cy-buwch.ogg

Forms: buchod [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], buwch [error-unrecognized-form], fuwch [soft], muwch [error-unrecognized-form] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯χ Etymology: Inherited from Middle Welsh buch, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉx, in turn modified from *bʉ (“cow”) under the influence of other animal names ending with *-x, such as *bux (“goat”), *hux (“pig”), *mox (“pigs”) (compare Breton buoc’h, Cornish bugh), from Proto-Celtic *bāus (“ox”) (compare Middle Welsh bu, Old Irish bó), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|wlm|buch|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Welsh buch, {{inh+|cy|wlm|buch}} Inherited from Middle Welsh buch, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*bʉx}} Proto-Brythonic *bʉx, {{cog|br|buoc’h}} Breton buoc’h, {{cog|kw|bugh}} Cornish bugh, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*bāus||ox}} Proto-Celtic *bāus (“ox”), {{cog|wlm|bu}} Middle Welsh bu, {{cog|sga|bó}} Old Irish bó, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*gʷṓws}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|buchod}} buwch f (plural buchod) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}

Inflected forms

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      },
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          "english": "bovine",
          "translation": "bovine",
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          "translation": "ladybird, ladybug",
          "word": "buwch goch gota"
        },
        {
          "english": "cowbane",
          "translation": "cowbane",
          "word": "cas gan fuwch"
        },
        {
          "english": "sea cow, manatee",
          "translation": "sea cow, manatee",
          "word": "morfuwch"
        }
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          "translation": "bovid",
          "word": "bufil"
        }
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      ]
    }
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/bɪu̯χ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨ̞u̯χ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "buwch"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "bovine",
      "translation": "bovine",
      "word": "buchol"
    },
    {
      "english": "ladybird, ladybug",
      "translation": "ladybird, ladybug",
      "word": "buwch goch gota"
    },
    {
      "english": "cowbane",
      "translation": "cowbane",
      "word": "cas gan fuwch"
    },
    {
      "english": "sea cow, manatee",
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "buchod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "buwch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fuwch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muwch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
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      "english": "bovid",
      "translation": "bovid",
      "word": "bufil"
    }
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        "Welsh countable nouns",
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        "Welsh feminine nouns",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "cy:Cattle"
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          "cow"
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "South-Wales"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨ̞u̯χ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "buwch"
}

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"buwch" meaning in Welsh

Noun

Inflected forms