bútarach

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Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros, butter) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bútarach (genitive singular masculine bútaraigh, genitive singular feminine bútaraí, plural bútaracha, comparative bútaraí)

  1. (organic chemistry) butyric

Declension

Declension of bútarach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative bútarach bhútarach bútaracha;
bhútaracha2
vocative bhútaraigh bútaracha
genitive bútaraí bútaracha bútarach
dative bútarach;
bhútarach1
bhútarach;
bhútaraigh (archaic)
bútaracha;
bhútaracha2
Comparative níos bútaraí
Superlative is bútaraí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of bútarach
radical lenition eclipsis
bútarach bhútarach mbútarach

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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