Bútánach
Appearance
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]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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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
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Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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Bútánach | Bhútánach | mBútánach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bútánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN