Burgúin

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Burgundia, from Late Latin Burgundiones (“highlanders”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥gʰ-ont- (“high, mighty”), from *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *brixs.

Proper noun

An Bhurgúin f (genitive na Burgúine)

1. Burgundy

Declension

Declension of Burgúin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Burgúin Vocative a Bhurgúin Genitive Burgúine Dative Burgúin

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Bhurgúin Genitive na Burgúine Dative leis an mBurgúin don Bhurgúin

Derived terms

• burgúin f (“burgundy”) (wine)
• Burgúnach (“Burgundian”, adjective)
• Burgúnach m (“Burgundian”, noun)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Burgúin	Bhurgúin	mBurgúin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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