Bútánach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From An Bhútáin (“Bhutan”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]Bútánach (genitive singular masculine Bútánaigh, genitive singular feminine Bútánaí, plural Bútánacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bútánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Bútánach | Bhútánach | Bútánacha; Bhútánacha² | |
| Vocative | Bhútánaigh | Bútánacha | ||
| Genitive | Bútánaí | Bútánacha | Bútánach | |
| Dative | Bútánach; Bhútánach¹ |
Bhútánach; Bhútánaigh (archaic) |
Bútánacha; Bhútánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Bútánaí | |||
| Superlative | is Bútánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]- An Bhútáin f (“Bhutan”)
- Ríocht na Bútáine m (“Kingdom of Bhutan”)
- Seoinicis f (“the Dzongkha language”)
Noun
[edit]Bútánach m (genitive singular Bútánaigh, nominative plural Bútánaigh)
- Bhutanese person
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bútán
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Bútánach | Bhútánach | mBútánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bútánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN