Gearmáinis

Irish

Etymology

From an Ghearmáin (“Germany”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟaɾˠəˈmˠɑːnʲɪʃ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠəmˠɑːnʲɪʃ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠəmˠænʲɪʃ/

Proper noun

Gearmáinis f (genitive Gearmáinise)

  1. the German language
    Synonym: Almáinis (literary)

Declension

Declension of Gearmáinis (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Gearmáinis
vocative a Ghearmáinis
genitive Gearmáinise
dative Gearmáinis
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Ghearmáinis
genitive na Gearmáinise
dative leis an nGearmáinis
don Ghearmáinis

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Gearmáinis
radical lenition eclipsis
Gearmáinis Ghearmáinis nGearmáinis

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

Further reading

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