buthach
Irish
Adjective
buthach (genitive singular masculine buthaigh, genitive singular feminine buthaí, plural buthacha, comparative buthaí)
- Alternative form of búch (“hyacinth”)
Declension
Declension of buthach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | buthach | bhuthach | buthacha; bhuthacha² | |
Vocative | bhuthaigh | buthacha | ||
Genitive | buthaí | buthacha | buthach | |
Dative | buthach; bhuthach¹ |
bhuthach; bhuthaigh (archaic) |
buthacha; bhuthacha² | |
Comparative | níos buthaí | |||
Superlative | is buthaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “butha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN