Burmach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Burma + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Burmach (genitive singular masculine Burmaigh, genitive singular feminine Burmaí, plural Burmacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Burmach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Burmach | Bhurmach | Burmacha; Bhurmacha² | |
Vocative | Bhurmaigh | Burmacha | ||
Genitive | Burmaí | Burmacha | Burmach | |
Dative | Burmach; Bhurmach¹ |
Bhurmach; Bhurmaigh (archaic) |
Burmacha; Bhurmacha² | |
Comparative | níos Burmaí | |||
Superlative | is Burmaí |
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]- Burmais f (“the Burmese language”)
Noun
[edit]Burmach m (genitive singular Burmaigh, nominative plural Burmaigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Burmach
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 |
Burmach | Bhurmach | mBurmach |
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) “Burmach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Burmese”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Burmach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm