Burgúin
Irish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Burgundia, from Late Latin Burgundiones (“highlanders”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥gʰ-ont- (“high, mighty”), from *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *brixs.
Proper noun
An Bhurgúin f (genitive na Burgúine)
Declension
Declension of Burgúin
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
|
Forms with the definite article
|
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Burgúin | Bhurgúin | mBurgúin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Burgúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Burgúin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Burgúin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024