Burgúin

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Burgundia, from Late Latin Burgundiones (“highlanders”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥gʰ-ont- (“high, mighty”), from *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *brixs.

Proper noun

An Bhurgúin f (genitive na Burgúine)

  1. Burgundy

Declension
Declension of Burgúin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Burgúin
Vocative a Bhurgúin
Genitive Burgúine
Dative Burgúin

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an Bhurgúin
Genitive na Burgúine
Dative leis an mBurgúin

don Bhurgúin

Derived terms
  • burgúin f (“burgundy”) (wine)
  • Burgúnach (“Burgundian”, adjective)
  • Burgúnach m (“Burgundian”, noun)

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

Further reading
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