bua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bua"

Catalan

Etymology 1

Childish variant of buba (“pimple”), from Medieval Latin būbō (“bubo”), from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).

Noun

bua f (plural bues)

  1. pimple
  2. (childish) badness
Derived terms
  • bona bua
  • mala bua

Etymology 2

Alteration of gúa.

Noun

bua f (plural bues)

  1. (archaic, nautical, metrology) A unit of length used in measuring ships. Approximately the same as a yard, it was defined as 4 pams (“spans”).

See also

  • cana (“fathom”)
  • pam (“span”)

Gagauz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *buka.

Noun

bua (definite accusative {{{1}}}, plural {{{2}}})

  1. ox

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish búaid; compare Scottish Gaelic buaidh, Breton buz, Welsh budd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bˠuə/

Noun

bua m (genitive singular bua, nominative plural buanna)

  1. (sports, competition) victory, win
  2. talent, gift, faculty, forte (ability)
  3. merit
  4. destiny

Declension

Derived terms

  • beir bua, beir bua agus beannacht
  • ollbhua

Verb

bua

  1. analytic subjunctive of buaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bua bhua mbua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “1 búaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “buaiḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 95.
  • "bua" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “bua” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “bua” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ua

Noun

bua f (plural bue)

  1. (childish) pain, discomfort

Latin

Etymology

Onomatopoeia

Pronunciation

Noun

bua f (genitive buae); first declension

  1. The sound made by infants when asking for their drink; baba.

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bua f

  1. definite singular of bu

Puyuma

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *buaq (compare Malay buah, Hawaiian hua).

Noun

bua

  1. fruit
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