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Bútánach
Bútánach
Irish
Adjective
Bútánach (genitive singular masculine Bútánaigh, genitive singular feminine Bútánaí, plural Bútánacha)
Declension
Declension of Bútánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Bútánach | Bútánach¹ | Bútánacha³ | |
| Vocative | Bútánaigh¹ | Bútánach¹ | Bútánacha | |
| Genitive | Bútánaigh¹ | Bútánaí (obsolete) Bútánaighe |
Bútánacha | Bútánach |
| Dative | Bútánach² | Bútánach¹ (archaic) Bútánaigh¹ |
Bútánacha³ | |
| Comparative | Bútánaí (obsolete) Bútánaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- An Bhútáin f (“Bhutan”)
- Ríocht na Bútáine m (“Kingdom of Bhutan”)
- Seoinicis f (“the Dzongkha language”)
Noun
Bútánach m (genitive singular Bútánaigh, nominative plural Bútánaigh)
- Bhutanese person
Declension
Declension of Bútán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Bútánach | Bhútánach | mBútánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Bútánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.