buntáiste
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman avauntage (compare English vantage), from Old French avant (“before”), from Latin abante (“before, in front”), from ab (“from”) + ante (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, forehead”).
Noun
buntáiste m or f (genitive singular buntáiste, nominative plural buntáistí)
Declension
Declension of buntáiste
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative declension
Declension of buntáiste
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- buntáisteach (“advantageous; advantage-seeking”, adjective)
- buntáiste breise, seachbhuntáiste (“side benefit”)
- buntáiste cánach (“tax advantage, tax break”)
- buntáiste comparáideach m (“comparative advantage”)
- buntáiste mí-ionraic m (“mean advantage”)
- buntáiste na gaoithe m (“weather-gauge”)
- buntáistíocht f (“advantageousness”)
- gan bhuntáiste (“profitless, indecisive”)
- míbhuntáiste (“disadvantage”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buntáiste | bhuntáiste | mbuntáiste |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "buntáiste" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “buntáiste” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “buntáiste” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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