Burúnach

Irish

Etymology

From an Bhurúin (“Burundi”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Burúnach (genitive singular masculine Burúnaigh, genitive singular feminine Burúnaí, plural Burúnacha, not comparable)

1. Burundian

Declension

Declension of Burúnach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Burúnach	Bhurúnach	Burúnacha; Bhurúnacha2
vocative	Bhurúnaigh		Burúnacha
genitive		Burúnaí	Burúnacha	Burúnach
dative	Burúnach; Bhurúnach1	Bhurúnach; Bhurúnaigh (archaic)	Burúnacha; Bhurúnacha2
Comparative	níos Burúnaí
Superlative	is Burúnaí

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

• Poblacht na Burúine f (“Republic of Burundi”)

Noun

Burúnach m (genitive singular Burúnaigh, nominative plural Burúnaigh)

1. Burundian

Declension

Declension of Burúnach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Burúnach Burúnaigh vocative a Bhurúnaigh a Bhurúnacha genitive Burúnaigh Burúnach dative Burúnach Burúnaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Burúnach na Burúnaigh genitive an Bhurúnaigh na mBurúnach dative leis an mBurúnach don Bhurúnach leis na Burúnaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Burúnach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Burúnach	Bhurúnach	mBurúnach

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) “Burúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN