bughach
Irish
Adjective
bughach (genitive singular masculine bughaigh, genitive singular feminine bughaí, plural bughacha, comparative bughaí)
- Alternative form of búch (“hyacinth”)
Declension
Declension of bughach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bughach | bhughach | bughacha; bhughacha² | |
Vocative | bhughaigh | bughacha | ||
Genitive | bughaí | bughacha | bughach | |
Dative | bughach; bhughach¹ |
bhughach; bhughaigh (archaic) |
bughacha; bhughacha² | |
Comparative | níos bughaí | |||
Superlative | is bughaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bughach | bhughach | mbughach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "bugha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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