Botsuánach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an Bhotsuáin (“Botswana”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Botsuánach (genitive singular masculine Botsuánaigh, genitive singular feminine Botsuánaí, plural Botsuánacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Botsuánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
[edit]- Poblacht na Botsuáine f (“Republic of Botswana”)
Noun
[edit]Botsuánach m (genitive singular Botsuánaigh, nominative plural Botsuánaigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Botsuánach
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 |
Botsuánach | Bhotsuánach | mBotsuánach |
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) “Botsuánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN