Burmais

Irish

Etymology

From Burma +‎ -is (“-ish, -ese”, language suffix).

Proper noun

Burmais f (genitive Burmaise)

  1. Burmese (language)

Declension

Declension of Burmais (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Burmais
vocative a Bhurmais
genitive Burmaise
dative Burmais
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Bhurmais
genitive na Burmaise
dative leis an mBurmais
don Bhurmais
  • Burmach (“Burman, Burmese”, adjective)
  • Burmach m (“Burman, Burmese”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Burmais
radical lenition eclipsis
Burmais Bhurmais mBurmais

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Burmais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “Burmese”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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