brabúsach

Irish

Etymology

From brabús (“profit; advantage”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠaˈbˠuːsˠəx/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠabˠuːsˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠabˠusˠa(x)/

Adjective

brabúsach (genitive singular masculine brabúsaigh, genitive singular feminine brabúsaí, plural brabúsacha, comparative brabúsaí)

profitable, lucrative
Synonyms: éadálach, gnóthachúil

Declension

Declension of brabúsach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	brabúsach	bhrabúsach	brabúsacha; bhrabúsacha²
Vocative	bhrabúsaigh	bhrabúsach	brabúsacha
Genitive	bhrabúsaigh	brabúsaí	brabúsacha	brabúsach
Dative	brabúsach; bhrabúsach¹	bhrabúsach; bhrabúsaigh (archaic)	brabúsacha; bhrabúsacha²
Comparative	níos brabúsaí
Superlative	is brabúsaí

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

Related terms

brabúsacht f (“profitability”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brabúsach	bhrabúsach	mbrabúsach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “brabúsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “brabúsach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “brabúsach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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