Astráil
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin (Terra) Australis, literally "Southern (Land)".
Proper noun
editAn Astráil f (genitive na hAstráile)
- Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire; official name: Comhlathas na hAstráile)
- (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
Usage notes
edit- Always preceded by the definite article.
Declension
editDeclension of Astráil
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Astráil | nAstráil | hAstráil | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Astráil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Astráil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024