Irish
Etymology
From bun- (“basic, primary, elementary”) + reacht (“law”).
Noun
bunreacht m (genitive singular bunreachta, nominative plural bunreachtanna)
- (government, law) basic law: constitution (system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government; legal document describing such a formal system)
Declension
Declension of bunreacht (third declension)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of bunreacht
radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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bunreacht
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bhunreacht
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mbunreacht
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunreacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bunreacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bunreacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025