Cúba
Irish
Etymology
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Proper noun
Cúba m (genitive Chúba)
- Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)
- Synonym: Poblacht Chúba
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Cúba | Chúba | gCúba |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Cúba”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Cúba”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025