Bútánach

Irish

Etymology

From An Bhútáin (“Bhutan”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Bútánach (genitive singular masculine Bútánaigh, genitive singular feminine Bútánaí, plural Bútánacha, not comparable)

  1. Bhutanese, Bhutani

Declension
Declension of Bútánach
Singular Plural (m/f)
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.

Noun

Bútánach m (genitive singular Bútánaigh, nominative plural Bútánaigh)

  1. Bhutanese person

Declension
Declension of Bútán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Bútán Bútánaigh
Vocative a Bhútánaigh a Bhútána
Genitive Bútánaigh Bútán
Dative Bútán Bútánaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Bútán na Bútánaigh
Genitive an Bhútánaigh na mBútán
Dative leis an mBútán

don Bhútán

 leis na Bútánaigh

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

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