Gearmáinis
Irish
Etymology
From an Ghearmáin (“Germany”) + -is.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟaɾˠəˈmˠɑːnʲɪʃ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠəmˠɑːnʲɪʃ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠəmˠænʲɪʃ/
Proper noun
Gearmáinis f (genitive Gearmáinise)
- the German language
- Synonym: Almáinis (literary)
Declension
Declension of Gearmáinis
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Ard-Ghearmáinis f (“High German”)
Related terms
- Gearmánach (“German”, adjective)
- Gearmánach m (“a German”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Gearmáinis | Ghearmáinis | nGearmáinis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gearmáinis on the Irish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ga
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Gearmáinis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Gearmáinis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Gearmáinis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.