Cartúm
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom English Khartoum, possibly from Arabic خَرْطُوم (ḵarṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from قُرْطُم (qurṭum, “safflower”).
Proper noun
editCartúm m (genitive Chartúm)
- Khartoum (the capital city of Sudan)
Related terms
edit- An tSúdáin f (“Sudan”)
- Poblacht na Súdáine f (“Republic of the Sudan”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Cartúm | Chartúm | gCartúm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- “Khartoum”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024