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Botsuánach
Botsuánach
Irish
Adjective
Botsuánach (genitive singular masculine Botsuánaigh, genitive singular feminine Botsuánaí, plural Botsuánacha)
Declension
Declension of Botsuánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Botsuánach | Botsuánach¹ | Botsuánacha³ | |
| Vocative | Botsuánaigh¹ | Botsuánach¹ | Botsuánacha | |
| Genitive | Botsuánaigh¹ | Botsuánaí (obsolete) Botsuánaighe |
Botsuánacha | Botsuánach |
| Dative | Botsuánach² | Botsuánach¹ (archaic) Botsuánaigh¹ |
Botsuánacha³ | |
| Comparative | Botsuánaí (obsolete) Botsuánaighe |
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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
- Poblacht na Botsuáine (“Republic of Botswana”)
Noun
Botsuánach m (genitive singular Botsuánaigh, nominative plural Botsuánaigh)
Declension
Declension of Botsuánach
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 |
| Botsuánach | Bhotsuánach | mBotsuánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Botsuánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.