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

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Burmais Vocative a Bhurmais Genitive Burmaise Dative Burmais

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Bhurmais Genitive na Burmaise Dative leis an mBurmais don Bhurmais

Related terms

• Burmach (“Burman, Burmese”, adjective)
• Burmach m (“Burman, Burmese”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Burmais	Bhurmais	mBurmais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Burmais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Burmese”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024