buidheag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From buidhe (“yellow”) +‎ -ag (“feminine diminutive suffix”).

Noun

buidheag f (genitive singular buidheige, plural buidheagan)

  1. Used in compounds denoting various birds and flowers, especially (but not exclusively) yellow ones.
    buidheag a' chinn òir ― yellowhammer
    buidheag na mara ― sea mayweed
  2. any small yellow item
  3. yolk
  4. leather bag (for transporting liquids)

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
buidheagbhuidheag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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