Alsáis
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom French Alsace, from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”) + *sitjaną (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”).
Proper noun
editAn Alsáis f (genitive na hAlsáise)
Declension
editDeclension of Alsáis
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- Alsáiseach (“Alsatian”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Alsáis | nAlsáis | hAlsáis | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- “Alsáis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024