Pacastáin
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Urdu پاکستان (pākistān, literally “land of the holy”).
Proper noun
editan Phacastáin f (genitive na Pacastáine)
- Pakistan (a country in South Asia; official name: Poblacht Ioslamach na Pacastáine).
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Pacastáin | Phacastáin | bPacastáin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Pacastáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Pacastáin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024