Gearmáinis

Irish

Etymology

From an Ghearmáin (“Germany”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟaɾˠəˈmˠɑːnʲɪʃ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟaɾˠəmˠɑːnʲɪʃ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟaɾˠəmˠænʲɪʃ/

Proper noun

Gearmáinis f (genitive Gearmáinise)

1. the German language

   Synonym: Almáinis (literary)

Declension

Declension of Gearmáinis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Gearmáinis Vocative a Ghearmáinis Genitive Gearmáinise Dative Gearmáinis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Ghearmáinis Genitive na Gearmáinise Dative leis an nGearmáinis don Ghearmáinis

Derived terms

• Ard-Ghearmáinis f (“High German”)

Related terms

• Gearmánach (“German”, adjective)
• Gearmánach m (“a German”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Gearmáinis	Ghearmáinis	nGearmáinis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gearmáinis on the Irish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ga
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gearmáinis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gearmáinis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Gearmáinis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024