giúis

Irish

Alternative forms

• giús
• giubhas, giumhas, giumhais, giumhuis (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish gíus.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɟuːʃ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɟuːsˠ/ (corresponding to the alternative form giús)

Noun

giúis f (genitive singular giúise, nominative plural giúiseanna)

1. fir, pine

Declension

Declension of giúis

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative giúis giúiseanna Vocative a ghiúis a ghiúiseanna Genitive giúise giúiseanna Dative giúis giúiseanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghiúis na giúiseanna Genitive na giúise na ngiúiseanna Dative leis an ngiúis don ghiúis leis na giúiseanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
giúis	ghiúis	ngiúis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “giúis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy