Cambóid

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit काम्बोज (kāmboja, the name of a tribe mentioned in Hindu scripture).

Proper noun

An Chambóid f (genitive na Cambóide)

  1. Cambodia (a country in Southeast Asia; official name: Ríocht na Cambóide)
    Synonyms: Campúis, Campúisia

Declension

Declension of Cambóid (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Cambóid
vocative a Chambóid
genitive Cambóide
dative Cambóid
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Chambóid
genitive na Cambóide
dative leis an gCambóid
don Chambóid

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cambóid
radical lenition eclipsis
Cambóid Chambóid gCambóid

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

Further reading

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