giúis
Irish
Alternative forms
- giús
- giubhas, giumhas, giumhais, giumhuis (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish gíus.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ɟuːʃ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɟuːsˠ/[1] (corresponding to the alternative form giús)
Noun
giúis f (genitive singular giúise, nominative plural giúiseanna)
- fir, pine
Declension
Declension of giúis
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
giúis | ghiúis | ngiúis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “giúis” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 23