Gabúnach
Irish
Etymology
From an Ghabúin (“Gabon”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Gabúnach (genitive singular masculine Gabúnaigh, genitive singular feminine Gabúnaí, plural Gabúnacha, not comparable)
- Gabonese
Declension
Declension of Gabúnach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Gabúnach | Ghabúnach | Gabúnacha; Ghabúnacha² | |
Vocative | Ghabúnaigh | Gabúnacha | ||
Genitive | Gabúnaí | Gabúnacha | Gabúnach | |
Dative | Gabúnach; Ghabúnach¹ | Ghabúnach; Ghabúnaigh (archaic) | Gabúnacha; Ghabúnacha² | |
Comparative | níos Gabúnaí | |||
Superlative | is Gabúnaí |
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
- Poblacht na Gabúine (“the Gabonese Republic”)
Noun
Gabúnach m (genitive singular Gabúnaigh, nominative plural Gabúnaigh)
- a Gabonese person
Declension
Declension of Gabúnach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Gabúnach | Ghabúnach | nGabúnach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Gabúnach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.