Bútánach
Irish
Etymology
From An Bhútáin (“Bhutan”) + -ach.
Adjective
Bútánach (genitive singular masculine Bútánaigh, genitive singular feminine Bútánaí, plural Bútánacha, not comparable)
- Bhutanese, Bhutani
Declension
Declension of Bútánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Bútánach | Bhútánach | Bútánacha; Bhútánacha² | |
Vocative | Bhútánaigh | Bútánacha | ||
Genitive | Bútánaí | Bútánacha | Bútánach | |
Dative | Bútánach; Bhútánach¹ | Bhútánach; Bhútánaigh (archaic) | Bútánacha; Bhútánacha² | |
Comparative | níos Bútánaí | |||
Superlative | is Bútánaí |
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
- An Bhútáin f (“Bhutan”)
- Ríocht na Bútáine m (“Kingdom of Bhutan”)
- Seoinicis f (“the Dzongkha language”)
Noun
Bútánach m (genitive singular Bútánaigh, nominative plural Bútánaigh)
- Bhutanese person
Declension
Declension of Bútán
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Bútánach | Bhútánach | mBútánach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Bútánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.