Burúin

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Bhurúin f (genitive na Burúine)

  1. Burundi (a country in East Africa)
    Synonym: Poblacht na Burúine

Declension

Declension of Burúin (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Burúin
vocative a Bhurúin
genitive Burúine
dative Burúin
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Bhurúin
genitive na Burúine
dative leis an mBurúin
don Bhurúin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Burúin
radical lenition eclipsis
Burúin Bhurúin mBurúin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Burundi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025