Irish

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Etymology

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From An Bhurgúin (Burgundy) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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Burgúnach (genitive singular masculine Burgúnaigh, plural Burgúnacha, not comparable)

  1. Burgundian

Declension

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Declension of Burgúnach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Burgúnach Bhurgúnach Burgúnacha;
Bhurgúnacha2
vocative Bhurgúnaigh Burgúnacha
genitive Burgúnaí Burgúnacha Burgúnach
dative Burgúnach;
Bhurgúnach1
Bhurgúnach;
Bhurgúnaigh (archaic)
Burgúnacha;
Bhurgúnacha2
Comparative níos Burgúnaí
Superlative is Burgúnaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

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Burgúnach m (genitive singular Burgúnaigh, nominative plural Burgúnaigh)

  1. Burgundian

Declension

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Declension of Burgúnach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Burgúnach Burgúnaigh
vocative a Bhurgúnaigh a Bhurgúnacha
genitive Burgúnaigh Burgúnach
dative Burgúnach Burgúnaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Burgúnach na Burgúnaigh
genitive an Bhurgúnaigh na mBurgúnach
dative leis an mBurgúnach
don Bhurgúnach
leis na Burgúnaigh

Mutation

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Mutated forms of Burgúnach
radical lenition eclipsis
Burgúnach Bhurgúnach mBurgúnach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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