Bórach
See also: bórách
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Afrikaans boer (“farmer”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]Bórach (genitive singular masculine Bóraigh, genitive singular feminine Bóraí, plural Bóracha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bórach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Bórach | Bhórach | Bóracha; Bhóracha² | |
Vocative | Bhóraigh | Bóracha | ||
Genitive | Bóraí | Bóracha | Bórach | |
Dative | Bórach; Bhórach¹ |
Bhórach; Bhóraigh (archaic) |
Bóracha; Bhóracha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
[edit]Bórach m (genitive singular Bóraigh, nominative plural Bóraigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bórach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Bórach | Bhórach | mBórach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bórach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN