Uragua
Irish
Etymology
From Spanish Uruguay; disputed beyond that; Guaraní urugua (“shellfish”) i (“water”) or uru (“kind of bird”) gua (“from”) i (“water”).
Proper noun
Uragua m (genitive Uragua)
- Uruguay (a country in South America)
- Synonym: Poblacht Oirthearach Uragua
Derived terms
- Uraguach m (“Uruguayan”)
- Uraguach (“Uruguayan”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Uragua | nUragua | hUragua | tUragua |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “Uruguay” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “Uragua” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.