bútarach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros, “butter”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bútarach (genitive singular masculine bútaraigh, genitive singular feminine bútaraí, plural bútaracha, comparative bútaraí)
Declension edit
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 edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bútarach | bhútarach | mbútarach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bútarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN