Portaingéilis

Contents

Irish

Etymology

From an Phortaingéil (“Portugal”) +‎ -is.

Proper noun

Portaingéilis f (genitive Portaingéilise)

1. the Portuguese language

Declension

Declension of Portaingéilis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Portaingéilis Vocative a Phortaingéilis Genitive Portaingéilise Dative Portaingéilis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Phortaingéilis Genitive na Portaingéilise Dative leis an bPortaingéilis don Phortaingéilis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Portaingéilis	Phortaingéilis	bPortaingéilis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "Portaingéilis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “Portaingéilis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Portaingéilis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.