Afganastáin

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˠˈɡan̪ˠəsˠt̪ˠɑːnʲ/, /-ˈɡanˠə-/

Proper noun

An Afganastáin f (genitive na hAfganastáine)

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

   Synonym: Poblacht Ioslamach na hAfganastáine

Declension

Declension of Afganastáin

Second declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Afganastáin Genitive na hAfganastáine Dative leis an Afganastáin don Afganastáin

Derived terms

• Afganastánach (“Afghan, Afghani”, adjective)
• Afganastánach m (“Afghan”)

 

Related terms

• Cabúl m (“Kabul”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “Afghanistan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Afganastáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm