bho
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish úa, from Proto-Celtic *aw (“away”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away, down”).
Derived terms
- The following prepositional pronouns:
Person | Number | Prepositional pronoun | Prepositional pronoun (emphatic) |
---|---|---|---|
Singular | 1st | bhuam | bhuamsa |
2nd | bhuat | bhuatsa | |
3rd m | bhuaithe | bhuaithesan | |
3rd f | bhuaipe | bhuaipese | |
Plural | 1st | bhuainn | bhuainne |
2nd | bhuaibh | bhuaibhse | |
3rd | bhuapa | bhuapasan |
Further reading
- Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911
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