buanseasmhach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From buanseasamh (“perseverance”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]buanseasmhach (genitive singular masculine buanseasmhaigh, genitive singular feminine buanseasmhaí, plural buanseasmhacha, comparative buanseasmhaí)
- persevering, steadfast
- Synonym: diongbháilte
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | buanseasmhach | bhuanseasmhach | buanseasmhacha; bhuanseasmhacha2 | |
| vocative | bhuanseasmhaigh | buanseasmhacha | ||
| genitive | buanseasmhaí | buanseasmhacha | buanseasmhach | |
| dative | buanseasmhach; bhuanseasmhach1 |
bhuanseasmhach; bhuanseasmhaigh (archaic) |
buanseasmhacha; bhuanseasmhacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos buanseasmhaí | |||
| Superlative | is buanseasmhaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| buanseasmhach | bhuanseasmhach | mbuanseasmhach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.