bútarach

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros, “butter”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bútarach (genitive singular masculine bútaraigh, genitive singular feminine bútaraí, plural bútaracha, comparative bútaraí)

  1. (organic chemistry) butyric

Declension

Declension of bútarach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative bútarach bhútarach bútaracha;
bhútaracha2
vocative bhútaraigh bútaracha
genitive bútaraí bútaracha bútarach
dative bútarach;
bhútarach1 		bhútarach;
bhútaraigh (archaic) 		bútaracha;
bhútaracha2
Comparative níos bútaraí
Superlative is bútaraí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of bútarach
radical lenition eclipsis
bútarach bhútarach mbútarach

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

Further reading

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