Burgúin

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English Burgoyne or its etymon Anglo-Norman Borgoigne, from Medieval Latin Burgundia, from Late Latin Burgundiones (“highlanders”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥gʰ-ont- (“high, mighty”), from *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *brixs.

Proper noun

An Bhurgúin f (genitive na Burgúine)

1. Burgundy

Declension

Declension of Burgúin (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Burgúin vocative a Bhurgúin genitive Burgúine dative Burgúin forms with the definite article singular nominative an Bhurgúin genitive na Burgúine dative leis an mBurgúin don Bhurgúin

Derived terms

• burgúin f (“burgundy”) (wine)
• Burgúnach (“Burgundian”, adjective)
• Burgúnach m (“Burgundian”, noun)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Burgúin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Burgúin	Bhurgúin	mBurgúin

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) “Burgúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Burgúin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Burgúin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025