Burúnach

Irish

Etymology

From an Bhurúin (“Burundi”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Burúnach (genitive singular masculine Burúnaigh, genitive singular feminine Burúnaí, plural Burúnacha, not comparable)

  1. Burundian

Declension
Declension of Burúnach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Burúnach Bhurúnach Burúnacha;
Bhurúnacha²
Vocative Bhurúnaigh Burúnacha
Genitive Burúnaí Burúnacha Burúnach
Dative Burúnach;
Bhurúnach¹		 Bhurúnach;
Bhurúnaigh (archaic)		 Burúnacha;
Bhurúnacha²
Comparative níos Burúnaí
Superlative is Burúnaí

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

Noun

Burúnach m (genitive singular Burúnaigh, nominative plural Burúnaigh)

  1. Burundian

Declension
Declension of Burúnach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Burúnach Burúnaigh
Vocative a Bhurúnaigh a Bhurúnacha
Genitive Burúnaigh Burúnach
Dative Burúnach Burúnaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Burúnach na Burúnaigh
Genitive an Bhurúnaigh na mBurúnach
Dative leis an mBurúnach

don Bhurúnach

 leis na Burúnaigh

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

Further reading
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