Sualainn

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An tSualainn f (genitive na Sualainne)

1. Sweden

   Synonym: Ríocht na Sualainne

Declension

Declension of Sualainn

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Sualainn Vocative a Shualainn Genitive Sualainne Dative Sualainn

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an tSualainn Genitive na Sualainne Dative leis an tSualainn don tSualainn

Derived terms

• Sualainnis f (“the Swedish language”)
• Sualannach (“Swedish”, adjective)
• Sualannach m (“Swede”)

 

Related terms

• Stócólm m (“Stockholm”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Sualainn	Shualainn after an, tSualainn	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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