Basútach

Basútach

Irish

Adjective

Basútach (genitive singular masculine Basútaigh, genitive singular feminine Basútaí, plural Basútacha, not comparable)

1. Basuto

Declension

Declension of Basútach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Basútach	Bhasútach	Basútacha; Bhasútacha²
Vocative	Bhasútaigh		Basútacha
Genitive		Basútaí	Basútacha	Basútach
Dative	Basútach; Bhasútach¹	Bhasútach; Bhasútaigh (archaic)	Basútacha; Bhasútacha²
Comparative	níos Basútaí
Superlative	is Basútaí

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

• Leosótach (“Mosotho”)

Noun

Basútach m (genitive singular Basútaigh, nominative plural Basútaigh)

1. Basuto

Declension

Declension of Basútach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Basútach Basútaigh Vocative a Bhasútaigh a Bhasútacha Genitive Basútaigh Basútach Dative Basútach Basútaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Basútach na Basútaigh Genitive an Bhasútaigh na mBasútach Dative leis an mBasútach don Bhasútach leis na Basútaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Basútach	Bhasútach	mBasútach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "Basútach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.