Burgúnach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From An Bhurgúin (“Burgundy”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Burgúnach (genitive singular masculine Burgúnaigh, plural Burgúnacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | Burgúnach | Bhurgúnach | Burgúnacha; Bhurgúnacha2 | |
vocative | Bhurgúnaigh | Burgúnacha | ||
genitive | Burgúnaí | Burgúnacha | Burgúnach | |
dative | Burgúnach; Bhurgúnach1 |
Bhurgúnach; Bhurgúnaigh (archaic) |
Burgúnacha; Bhurgúnacha2 | |
Comparative | níos Burgúnaí | |||
Superlative | is Burgúnaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
[edit]Burgúnach m (genitive singular Burgúnaigh, nominative plural Burgúnaigh)
Declension
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Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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Burgúnach | Bhurgúnach | mBurgúnach |
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) “Burgúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Burgúnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Burgúnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024