brabúsach

Irish

Etymology

From brabús (“profit; advantage”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠaˈbˠuːsˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠabˠuːsˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠabˠusˠa(x)/

Adjective

brabúsach (genitive singular masculine brabúsaigh, genitive singular feminine brabúsaí, plural brabúsacha, comparative brabúsaí)

  1. profitable, lucrative
    Synonyms: éadálach, gnóthachúil

Declension

Declension of brabúsach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative brabúsach bhrabúsach brabúsacha;
bhrabúsacha2
vocative bhrabúsaigh brabúsacha
genitive brabúsaí brabúsacha brabúsach
dative brabúsach;
bhrabúsach1 		bhrabúsach;
bhrabúsaigh (archaic) 		brabúsacha;
bhrabúsacha2
Comparative níos brabúsaí
Superlative is brabúsaí

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 brabúsach
radical lenition eclipsis
brabúsach bhrabúsach mbrabúsach

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

References

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