Bútáin

Irish

Etymology

From English Bhutan, from French Bhoutan, from Nepali भुटान (bhuṭān), from Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta, “Tibet”, literally “end of Tibet”), from Tibetan བོད (bod, “Tibet”).

Proper noun

an Bhútáin f (genitive na Bútáine)

1. Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas; official name: Ríocht na Bútáine)

Declension

Declension of Bútáin (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Bútáin vocative a Bhútáin genitive Bútáine dative Bútáin forms with the definite article singular nominative an Bhútáin genitive na Bútáine dative leis an mBútáin don Bhútáin

Derived terms

• Bútánach

Mutation

Mutated forms of Bútáin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Bútáin	Bhútáin	mBútáin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Bútáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm