Boisniach

Irish

Etymology

From An Bhoisnia (“Bosnia”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Boisniach (genitive singular masculine Boisniaigh, genitive singular feminine Boisniaiche, plural Boisniacha, not comparable)

1. Bosnian

Declension

Declension of Boisniach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Boisniach	Bhoisniach	Boisniacha; Bhoisniacha²
Vocative	Bhoisniaigh		Boisniacha
Genitive		Boisniaiche	Boisniacha	Boisniach
Dative	Boisniach; Bhoisniach¹	Bhoisniach; Bhoisniaigh (archaic)	Boisniacha; Bhoisniacha²
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.

Related terms

• An Bhoisnia-Heirseagaivéin (“Bosnia and Herzegovina”)
• Heirseagaivéineach (“Herzegovinian”, adjective)
• Heirseagaivéineach (“Herzegovinian”, noun)

 

Noun

Boisniach m (genitive singular Boisniaigh, nominative plural Boisniaigh)

1. Bosnian

Declension

Declension of Boisniach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Boisniach Boisniaigh Vocative a Bhoisniaigh a Bhoisniacha Genitive Boisniaigh Boisniach Dative Boisniach Boisniaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Boisniach na Boisniaigh Genitive an Bhoisniaigh na mBoisniach Dative leis an mBoisniach don Bhoisniach leis na Boisniaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Boisniach	Bhoisniach	mBoisniach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Boisniach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024