buanseasmhach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From buanseasamh (“perseverance”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]buanseasmhach (genitive singular masculine buanseasmhaigh, genitive singular feminine buanseasmhaí, plural buanseasmhacha, comparative buanseasmhaí)
- persevering, steadfast
- Synonym: diongbháilte
Declension
[edit]Declension of buanseasmhach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | buanseasmhach | bhuanseasmhach | buanseasmhacha; bhuanseasmhacha² | |
| Vocative | bhuanseasmhaigh | buanseasmhacha | ||
| Genitive | buanseasmhaí | buanseasmhacha | buanseasmhach | |
| Dative | buanseasmhach; bhuanseasmhach¹ |
bhuanseasmhach; bhuanseasmhaigh (archaic) |
buanseasmhacha; bhuanseasmhacha² | |
| Comparative | níos buanseasmhaí | |||
| Superlative | is buanseasmhaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buanseasmhach | bhuanseasmhach | mbuanseasmhach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||