bunchéim

Irish

Etymology

bun- (“basic”) +‎ céim (“degree”)

Noun

bunchéim f (genitive singular bunchéime, nominative plural bunchéimeanna)

1. (grammar, linguistics) positive degree (of adjectives and adverbs)

Declension

Declension of bunchéim (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bunchéim bunchéimeanna vocative a bhunchéim a bhunchéimeanna genitive bunchéime bunchéimeanna dative bunchéim bunchéimeanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bhunchéim na bunchéimeanna genitive na bunchéime na mbunchéimeanna dative leis an mbunchéim don bhunchéim leis na bunchéimeanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of bunchéim

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bunchéim	bhunchéim	mbunchéim

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) “bunchéim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN