beusach

Irish

Adjective

beusach (genitive singular masculine beusaigh, genitive singular feminine beusaighe, plural beusacha, comparative beusaigh)

  1. obsolete spelling of béasach (“polite”)

Declension

Declension of beusach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative beusach bheusach beusacha;
bheusacha2
vocative bheusaigh beusacha
genitive beusaighe beusacha beusach
dative beusach;
bheusach1 		bheusach;
bheusaigh (archaic) 		beusacha;
bheusacha2
Comparative níos beusaighe
Superlative is beusaighe

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 beusach
radical lenition eclipsis
beusach bheusach mbeusach

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From beus +‎ -ach. Compare Irish béasach

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːsəx/

Adjective

beusach

  1. continent, decorous, mannerly, moral, virtuous, well-behaved, well-bred
    Antonyms: ainbheusach, mì-bheusach

Mutation

Mutation of beusach
radical lenition
beusach bheusach

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

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