bútarach

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros, “butter”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuːt̪ˠəɾˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuːt̪ˠəɾˠa(x)/

Adjective

bútarach (genitive singular masculine bútaraigh, genitive singular feminine bútaraí, plural bútaracha, comparative bútaraí)

(organic chemistry) butyric

Declension

Declension of *bútarach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	bútarach	bhútarach	bútaracha; bhútaracha²
vocative	bhútaraigh	bhútarach	bútaracha
genitive	bhútaraigh	bútaraí	bútaracha	bútarach
dative	bútarach; bhútarach¹	bhútarach; bhútaraigh (archaic)	bútaracha; bhútaracha²
Comparative	níos bútaraí
Superlative	is bútaraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of *bútarach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
bútarach	bhútarach	mbútarach

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