Guánach

Guánach

See also: guanach

Irish

Etymology

An Ghuáin (“Guyana”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix)

Adjective

Guánach (genitive singular masculine Guánaigh, genitive singular feminine Guánaí, plural Guánacha, not comparable)

1. Guyanese

Declension

Declension of Guánach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Guánach	Ghuánach	Guánacha; Ghuánacha²
Vocative	Ghuánaigh		Guánacha
Genitive		Guánaí	Guánacha	Guánach
Dative	Guánach; Ghuánach¹	Ghuánach; Ghuánaigh (archaic)	Guánacha; Ghuánacha²
Comparative	níos Guánaí
Superlative	is Guánaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• Comharphoblacht na Guáine (“Cooperative Republic of Guyana”)

Noun

Guánach m (genitive singular Guánaigh, nominative plural Guánaigh)

1. Guyanese person

Declension

Declension of Guánach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Guánach Guánaigh Vocative a Ghuánaigh a Ghuánacha Genitive Guánaigh Guánach Dative Guánach Guánaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Guánach na Guánaigh Genitive an Ghuánaigh na nGuánach Dative leis an nGuánach don Ghuánach leis na Guánaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Guánach	Ghuánach	nGuánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "Guánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.