Banglaidéis

Irish

Etymology

From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), from বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengali”) + দেশ (deś, “country”).

Proper noun

An Bhanglaidéis f (genitive na Banglaidéise)

1. Bangladesh (a country in South Asia; official name: Daon-Phoblacht na Banglaidéise)

Declension

Declension of Banglaidéis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Banglaidéis Vocative a Bhanglaidéis Genitive Banglaidéise Dative Banglaidéis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Bhanglaidéis Genitive na Banglaidéise Dative leis an mBanglaidéis don Bhanglaidéis

Derived terms

• Banglaidéiseach (“Bangladeshi”, adjective)
• Banglaidéiseach m (“Bangladeshi”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Banglaidéis	Bhanglaidéis	mBanglaidéis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Bangladesh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024