Albain Nua

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Alba Nua

Etymology

From Albain (“Scotland”) +‎ nua (“new”), a calque of Latin Nova Scotia. Compare Scottish Gaelic Alba Nuadh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalˠəbˠə ˈn̪ˠuə/

Proper noun

Albain Nua f (genitive na hAlban Nua)

  1. Nova Scotia (a province in eastern Canada)

Declension

Declension of Albain Nua (fifth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Albain Nua
vocative a Albain Nua
genitive Alban Nua
dative Albain Nua
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Albain Nua
genitive na hAlban Nua
dative leis an Albain Nua
don Albain Nua
  • The definite article is used only with the genitive.

Mutation

Mutated forms of Albain Nua
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Albain Nua nAlbain Nua hAlbain Nua not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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