bunreacht
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bun- (“basic, primary, elementary”) + reacht (“law”).
Noun
[edit]bunreacht m (genitive singular bunreachta, nominative plural bunreachtanna)
- (government, law) constitution (system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government; legal document describing such a formal system)
Declension
[edit]Declension of bunreacht
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- bunreachtúil (“constitutional”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bunreacht | bhunreacht | mbunreacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunreacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bunreacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bunreacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024