Botsuánach

Irish

Etymology

From an Bhotsuáin (“Botswana”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Botsuánach (genitive singular masculine Botsuánaigh, genitive singular feminine Botsuánaí, plural Botsuánacha, not comparable)

  1. Botswanan

Declension
Declension of Botsuánach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Botsuánach Bhotsuánach Botsuánacha;
Bhotsuánacha²
Vocative Bhotsuánaigh Botsuánacha
Genitive Botsuánaí Botsuánacha Botsuánach
Dative Botsuánach;
Bhotsuánach¹		 Bhotsuánach;
Bhotsuánaigh (archaic)		 Botsuánacha;
Bhotsuánacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Noun

Botsuánach m (genitive singular Botsuánaigh, nominative plural Botsuánaigh)

  1. Botswanan

Declension
Declension of Botsuánach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Botsuánach Botsuánaigh
Vocative a Bhotsuánaigh a Bhotsuánacha
Genitive Botsuánaigh Botsuánach
Dative Botsuánach Botsuánaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Botsuánach na Botsuánaigh
Genitive an Bhotsuánaigh na mBotsuánach
Dative leis an mBotsuánach

don Bhotsuánach

 leis na Botsuánaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Botsuánach Bhotsuánach mBotsuánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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