Boisniach

Irish

Etymology

From An Bhoisnia (“Bosnia”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Boisniach (genitive singular masculine Boisniaigh, genitive singular feminine Boisniaiche, plural Boisniacha, not comparable)

  1. Bosnian

Declension
Declension of Boisniach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Boisniach Bhoisniach Boisniacha;
Bhoisniacha²
Vocative Bhoisniaigh Boisniacha
Genitive Boisniaiche Boisniacha Boisniach
Dative Boisniach;
Bhoisniach¹		 Bhoisniach;
Bhoisniaigh (archaic)		 Boisniacha;
Bhoisniacha²
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

Boisniach m (genitive singular Boisniaigh, nominative plural Boisniaigh)

  1. Bosnian

Declension
Declension of Boisniach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Boisniach Boisniaigh
Vocative a Bhoisniaigh a Bhoisniacha
Genitive Boisniaigh Boisniach
Dative Boisniach Boisniaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Boisniach na Boisniaigh
Genitive an Bhoisniaigh na mBoisniach
Dative leis an mBoisniach

don Bhoisniach

 leis na Boisniaigh

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

Further reading
  • Entries containing “Boisniach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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