Alsáis
Irish
Etymology
From French Alsace, from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”) + *sitjaną (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”).
Proper noun
An Alsáis f (genitive na hAlsáise)
- Alsace
Declension
Declension of Alsáis
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Alsáiseach (“Alsatian”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Alsáis | nAlsáis | hAlsáis | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Entries containing “Alsáis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.