buama
masculine
The Irish word for bomb is buama.
buama is a noun used to refer to a device filled with explosives.
Meaning: device filled with explosives (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
buama is a masculine noun. You can also use the related verb buamáil, which means to attack with bombs.
Did you know?
- The word buama is actually a relatively recent loanword from English into Irish. Before this, Irish speakers would have used older, descriptive terms for explosive devices.
- The spelling of buama is a phonetic adaptation into the Irish alphabet, meaning it was shaped to fit the Irish sound system rather than being a direct copy of English spelling.
- The verb buamáil can be used in very specific technical or historical contexts to describe the act of bombardment, which carries a much heavier, more formal weight than the casual English 'to bomb'.
Examples in context
- An bhfuil an buimeán sin ar iarraidh?Is that bomb missing?
- Tá an buama sa bhosca.The bomb is in the box.
Example conversation
Two people are watching a movie about a spy.
- CathalAn bhfeiceann tú an buama?Do you see the bomb?
- SiobhánTá, tá sé faoin mbord.Yes, it is under the table.
- CathalAn féidir leis é a stopadh?Can he stop it?
- SiobhánTá mé an-ádh go bhfuil sé ansin!I am very glad it is there!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bomb” translations and entries buama, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
