Burúnach

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Irish

Etymology

From an Bhurúin (“Burundi”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Burúnach (genitive singular masculine Burúnaigh, genitive singular feminine Burúnaí, plural Burúnacha, not comparable)

  1. Burundian

Declension

Declension of Burúnach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Burúnach Bhurúnach Burúnacha;
Bhurúnacha2
vocative Bhurúnaigh Burúnacha
genitive Burúnaí Burúnacha Burúnach
dative Burúnach;
Bhurúnach1 		Bhurúnach;
Bhurúnaigh (archaic) 		Burúnacha;
Bhurúnacha2
Comparative níos Burúnaí
Superlative is Burúnaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Burúnach m (genitive singular Burúnaigh, nominative plural Burúnaigh)

  1. Burundian

Declension

Declension of Burúnach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Burúnach Burúnaigh
vocative a Bhurúnaigh a Bhurúnacha
genitive Burúnaigh Burúnach
dative Burúnach Burúnaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Burúnach na Burúnaigh
genitive an Bhurúnaigh na mBurúnach
dative leis an mBurúnach
don Bhurúnach 		leis na Burúnaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Burúnach
radical lenition eclipsis
Burúnach Bhurúnach mBurúnach

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

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