Araib

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɾˠəbʲ]

Proper noun

An Araib f (genitive na hAraibe)

1. Arabia

Declension

Declension of Araib

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Araib Vocative a Araib Genitive Araibe Dative Araib

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Araib Genitive na hAraibe Dative leis an Araib don Araib

Derived terms

• An Araib Shádach f (“Saudi Arabia”)
• Arabach (“Arabic, Arabian”, adjective)
• Arabach m (“Arab; Arabian”)
• Araibis f (“the Arabic language”)
• Cuan na hAraibe m (“the Arabian Gulf”)
• Leithinis na hAraibe f (“the Arabian Peninsula”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Araib	nAraib	hAraib	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Entries containing “Araib” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Araib” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.