From an Ghabúin (“Gabon”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Gabúnach (genitive singular masculine Gabúnaigh, genitive singular feminine Gabúnaí, plural Gabúnacha, not comparable)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Gabúnach | Ghabúnach | Gabúnacha; Ghabúnacha² | |
| Vocative | Ghabúnaigh | Gabúnacha | ||
| Genitive | Gabúnaí | Gabúnacha | Gabúnach | |
| Dative | Gabúnach; Ghabúnach¹ |
Ghabúnach; Ghabúnaigh (archaic) |
Gabúnacha; Ghabúnacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Gabúnaí | |||
| Superlative | is Gabúnaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Gabúnach m (genitive singular Gabúnaigh, nominative plural Gabúnaigh)
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Gabúnach | Ghabúnach | nGabúnach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||