Botsuánach

Irish

Etymology

From an Bhotsuáin (“Botswana”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Botsuánach (genitive singular masculine Botsuánaigh, genitive singular feminine Botsuánaí, plural Botsuánacha, not comparable)

1. Botswanan

Declension

Declension of Botsuánach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Botsuánach	Bhotsuánach	Botsuánacha; Bhotsuánacha²
Vocative	Bhotsuánaigh		Botsuánacha
Genitive		Botsuánaí	Botsuánacha	Botsuánach
Dative	Botsuánach; Bhotsuánach¹	Bhotsuánach; Bhotsuánaigh (archaic)	Botsuánacha; Bhotsuánacha²
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

• Poblacht na Botsuáine f (“Republic of Botswana”)

Noun

Botsuánach m (genitive singular Botsuánaigh, nominative plural Botsuánaigh)

1. Botswanan

Declension

Declension of Botsuánach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Botsuánach Botsuánaigh Vocative a Bhotsuánaigh a Bhotsuánacha Genitive Botsuánaigh Botsuánach Dative Botsuánach Botsuánaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Botsuánach na Botsuánaigh Genitive an Bhotsuánaigh na mBotsuánach Dative leis an mBotsuánach don Bhotsuánach leis na Botsuánaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Botsuánach	Bhotsuánach	mBotsuánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Botsuánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN