Polainn

See also: Pòlainn

Irish

Etymology

From Polish Polanie (“Poles”, literally “field dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic *poľane, plural of *poľaninъ (“field dweller”), from *poľe (“field”) + *-ěninъ.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɔl̪ˠɪɲ/
• (Kerry, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɔlˠən̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠʌlˠən̠ʲ/

Proper noun

An Pholainn f (genitive na Polainne)

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe; official name: Poblacht na Polainne)

Declension

Declension of Polainn

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Polainn Vocative a Pholainn Genitive Polainne Dative Polainn

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Pholainn Genitive na Polainne Dative leis an bPolainn don Pholainn

Derived terms

• Polainnis f (“the Polish language”)
• Polannach (“Polish”, adjective)
• Polannach m (“Pole, Polish person”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Polainn	Pholainn	bPolainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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