Albain
See also: Albáin
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Originally the dative of now archaic Alba.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Albain f (genitive Alban)
- Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
Declension edit
Declension of Albain
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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- The definite article is used only with the genitive.
Related terms edit
- Albain Nua f (“Nova Scotia”)
- Albainis m (“Scots (language)”)
- Albanach (“Scottish”, adjective)
- Albanach m (“Scot, Scottish person”)
- Eaglais na hAlban f (“the Church of Scotland”)
- fuisce na hAlban m (“Scotch whisky”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Albain | nAlbain | hAlbain | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Albain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Albu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Alba”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 23
- Entries containing “Albain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 9
- Entries containing “Albain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Proper noun edit
Albain f
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Albain | unchanged | nAlbain |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |