bútarach
Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros, “butter”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
bútarach (genitive singular masculine bútaraigh, genitive singular feminine bútaraí, plural bútaracha, comparative bútaraí)
Declension
Declension of bútarach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bútarach | bhútarach | bútaracha; bhútaracha² | |
| Vocative | bhútaraigh | bútaracha | ||
| Genitive | bútaraí | bútaracha | bútarach | |
| Dative | bútarach; bhútarach¹ |
bhútarach; bhútaraigh (archaic) |
bútaracha; bhútaracha² | |
| Comparative | níos bútaraí | |||
| Superlative | is bútaraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bútarach | bhútarach | mbútarach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "bútarach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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