Banglaidéis

Irish

Etymology

From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), from বাংলা (baṅla, Bengali) + দেশ (deś, country).

Proper noun

An Bhanglaidéis f (genitive na Banglaidéise)

  1. Bangladesh (a country in South Asia; official name: Daon-Phoblacht na Banglaidéise)

Declension

Declension of Banglaidéis (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Banglaidéis
vocative a Bhanglaidéis
genitive Banglaidéise
dative Banglaidéis
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Bhanglaidéis
genitive na Banglaidéise
dative leis an mBanglaidéis
don Bhanglaidéis

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Banglaidéis
radical lenition eclipsis
Banglaidéis Bhanglaidéis mBanglaidéis

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

Further reading

  • Bangladesh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025