bórásach
Irish
Etymology
From bórás (“borax”) + -ach (adjectival ending).
Adjective
bórásach (genitive singular masculine bórásaigh, genitive singular feminine bórásaí, plural bórásacha, not comparable)
- (inorganic chemistry) boracic
Declension
Declension of bórásach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bórásach | bhórásach | bórásacha; bhórásacha² | |
| Vocative | bhórásaigh | bórásacha | ||
| Genitive | bórásaí | bórásacha | bórásach | |
| Dative | bórásach; bhórásach¹ | bhórásach; bhórásaigh (archaic) | bórásacha; bhórásacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bórásaí | |||
| Superlative | is bórásaí | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bórásach | bhórásach | mbórásach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bórásach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.