Gearmáin
Irish
Etymology
From Latin Germānia.
Proper noun
An Ghearmáin f (genitive na Gearmáine)
- Germany
- Synonym: Poblacht Chónaidhme na Gearmáine (official name)
Usage notes
Always preceded by the definite article.
Declension
Declension of Gearmáin
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Gearmáinis f (“the German language”)
- Gearmánach (“German”, adjective)
- Gearmánach m (“a German person”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Gearmáin | Ghearmáin | nGearmáin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Germáin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “Germany” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “Gearmáin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Gearmáin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “Ghearmáin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.