iaguar

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jaguar, from either Guaraní jaguarete or Old Tupi jaguara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiəɡuəɾˠ/

Noun

iaguar m (genitive singular iaguair, nominative plural iaguair)

1. jaguar

Declension

Declension of iaguar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative iaguar iaguair Vocative a iaguair a iaguara Genitive iaguair iaguar Dative iaguar iaguair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-iaguar na hiaguair Genitive an iaguair na n-iaguar Dative leis an iaguar don iaguar leis na hiaguair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iaguar	n-iaguar	hiaguar	t-iaguar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “jaguar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023