Basútach

Irish

Etymology

From English Basuto +‎ -ach

Adjective

Basútach (genitive singular masculine Basútaigh, genitive singular feminine Basútaí, plural Basútacha, not comparable)

1. Basuto

Declension

Declension of Basútach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Basútach	Bhasútach	Basútacha; Bhasútacha2
vocative	Bhasútaigh		Basútacha
genitive		Basútaí	Basútacha	Basútach
dative	Basútach; Bhasútach1	Bhasútach; Bhasútaigh (archaic)	Basútacha; Bhasútacha2
Comparative	níos Basútaí
Superlative	is Basútaí

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

• Leosótach (“Mosotho”)

Noun

Basútach m (genitive singular Basútaigh, nominative plural Basútaigh)

1. Basuto

Declension

Declension of Basútach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Basútach Basútaigh vocative a Bhasútaigh a Bhasútacha genitive Basútaigh Basútach dative Basútach Basútaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Basútach na Basútaigh genitive an Bhasútaigh na mBasútach dative leis an mBasútach don Bhasútach leis na Basútaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Basútach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Basútach	Bhasútach	mBasútach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Basútach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN