Bórach

See also: bórách

Irish

Etymology

From Afrikaans boer (“farmer”) + -ach.

Adjective

Bórach (genitive singular masculine Bóraigh, genitive singular feminine Bóraí, plural Bóracha, not comparable)

  1. Boer

Declension
Declension of Bórach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Bórach Bhórach Bóracha;
Bhóracha²
Vocative Bhóraigh Bóracha
Genitive Bóraí Bóracha Bórach
Dative Bórach;
Bhórach¹		 Bhórach;
Bhóraigh (archaic)		 Bóracha;
Bhóracha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Bórach m (genitive singular Bóraigh, nominative plural Bóraigh)

  1. Boer

Declension
Declension of Bórach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Bórach Bóraigh
Vocative a Bhóraigh a Bhóracha
Genitive Bóraigh Bórach
Dative Bórach Bóraigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Bórach na Bóraigh
Genitive an Bhóraigh na mBórach
Dative leis an mBórach

don Bhórach

 leis na Bóraigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Bórach Bhórach mBórach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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