Burúin

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Bhurúin f (genitive na Burúine)

1. Burundi (a country in East Africa)

   Synonym: Poblacht na Burúine

Declension

Declension of Burúin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Burúin Vocative a Bhurúin Genitive Burúine Dative Burúin

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Bhurúin Genitive na Burúine Dative leis an mBurúin don Bhurúin

Derived terms

• Burúnach (“Burundian”, adjective)
• Burúnach m (“Burundian”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Burúin	Bhurúin	mBurúin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Burundi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024