fia buí
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “yellow deer”.
Noun
fia buí m (genitive singular fia bhuí, nominative plural fianna buí)
Synonyms
- fia fionn
Hypernyms
- (sex): poc fionn (“male fallow deer”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fia buí | fhia buí | bhfia buí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “fia buí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fia buí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025