Guáin
Irish
editEtymology
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Proper noun
editAn Ghuáin f (genitive na Guáine)
- Guyana (a country in South America; official name: Comharphoblacht na Guáine)
Declension
editDeclension of Guáin
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- Guáin na Fraince f (“French Guiana”)
- Guánach (“Guyanese”, adjective)
- Guánach m (“a Guyanese person”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Guáin | Ghuáin | nGuáin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- “Guyana”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024