brabúsach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From brabús (“profit; advantage”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠaˈbˠuːsˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠabˠuːsˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠabˠusˠa(x)/
Adjective edit
brabúsach (genitive singular masculine brabúsaigh, genitive singular feminine brabúsaí, plural brabúsacha, comparative brabúsaí)
- profitable, lucrative
- Synonyms: éadálach, gnóthachúil
Declension edit
Declension of brabúsach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | brabúsach | bhrabúsach | brabúsacha; bhrabúsacha² | |
| Vocative | bhrabúsaigh | brabúsacha | ||
| Genitive | brabúsaí | brabúsacha | brabúsach | |
| Dative | brabúsach; bhrabúsach¹ |
bhrabúsach; bhrabúsaigh (archaic) |
brabúsacha; bhrabúsacha² | |
| Comparative | níos brabúsaí | |||
| Superlative | is brabúsaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms edit
- brabúsacht f (“profitability”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| brabúsach | bhrabúsach | mbrabúsach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brabúsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “brabúsach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “brabúsach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.