brabúsach

Irish

Etymology

From brabús (“profit; advantage”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠaˈbˠuːsˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠabˠuːsˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠabˠusˠa(x)/

Adjective

brabúsach (genitive singular masculine brabúsaigh, genitive singular feminine brabúsaí, plural brabúsacha, comparative brabúsaí)

1. profitable, lucrative

   Synonyms: éadálach, gnóthachúil

Declension

Declension of brabúsach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	brabúsach	bhrabúsach	brabúsacha; bhrabúsacha2
vocative	bhrabúsaigh		brabúsacha
genitive		brabúsaí	strong noun	weak noun
			brabúsacha	brabúsach
dative	brabúsach; bhrabúsach1	bhrabúsach; bhrabúsaigh (archaic)	brabúsacha; bhrabúsacha2
Comparative	níos brabúsaí
Superlative	is brabúsaí

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

• brabúsacht f (“profitability”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of brabúsach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
brabúsach	bhrabúsach	mbrabúsach

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brabúsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “brabúsach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “brabúsach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025