bunchéim

Irish

Etymology

bun- (“basic”) +‎ céim (“degree”)

Noun

bunchéim f (genitive singular bunchéime, nominative plural bunchéimeanna)

1. (grammar, linguistics) positive degree (of adjectives and adverbs)

Declension

Declension of bunchéim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bunchéim bunchéimeanna Vocative a bhunchéim a bhunchéimeanna Genitive bunchéime bunchéimeanna Dative bunchéim bunchéimeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhunchéim na bunchéimeanna Genitive na bunchéime na mbunchéimeanna Dative leis an mbunchéim don bhunchéim leis na bunchéimeanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bunchéim	bhunchéim	mbunchéim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunchéim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN