Eilvéis

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Helvētia. Compare Scottish Gaelic Eilbheis, Manx Elveeish.

Proper noun

An Eilvéis f (genitive na hEilvéise)

1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe; official name: Cónaidhm na hEilvéise)

Declension

Always found with the definite article

Declension of Eilvéis

Second declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Eilvéis Genitive na hEilvéise Dative leis an Eilvéis don Eilvéis

Derived terms

• Eilvéiseach
• franc na hEilvéise m (“Swiss franc”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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