bunúsach
Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adjective
bunúsach (genitive singular masculine bunúsaigh, genitive singular feminine bunúsaí, plural bunúsacha, comparative bunúsaí)
Declension
Declension of bunúsach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bunúsach | bhunúsach | bunúsacha; bhunúsacha² | |
| Vocative | bhunúsaigh | bunúsacha | ||
| Genitive | bunúsaí | bunúsacha | bunúsach | |
| Dative | bunúsach; bhunúsach¹ |
bhunúsach; bhunúsaigh (archaic) |
bunúsacha; bhunúsacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bunúsaí | |||
| Superlative | is bunúsaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- bunúsúil
- (primary): príomha
- (substantial): substaintiúil
Related terms
- bunúsacht (“originality”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bunúsach | bhunúsach | mbunúsach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bunadasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunúsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bunúsach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bunúsach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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