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bu

particle

LanguageIrish

Meaning
  1. superseded spelling of ba
  2. This is an older spelling of the common Irish word 'ba', which is a form of the copula used to connect a subject and a noun.
Examples

Bu mhaith liom dul ann.

I would like to go there (using the older spelling).

Part of speechparticle

Usage noteThis is an outdated spelling and is no longer used in standard modern Irish.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.