buanseasmhach
Irish
Etymology
From buanseasamh (“perseverance”) + -ach.
Adjective
buanseasmhach (genitive singular masculine buanseasmhaigh, genitive singular feminine buanseasmhaí, plural buanseasmhacha, comparative buanseasmhaí)
- persevering, steadfast
- Synonym: diongbháilte
Declension
Declension of buanseasmhach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | buanseasmhach | bhuanseasmhach | buanseasmhacha; bhuanseasmhacha² | |
Vocative | bhuanseasmhaigh | buanseasmhacha | ||
Genitive | buanseasmhaí | buanseasmhacha | buanseasmhach | |
Dative | buanseasmhach; bhuanseasmhach¹ | bhuanseasmhach; bhuanseasmhaigh (archaic) | buanseasmhacha; bhuanseasmhacha² | |
Comparative | níos buanseasmhaí | |||
Superlative | is buanseasmhaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buanseasmhach | bhuanseasmhach | mbuanseasmhach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |