Iaráin

Irish

Etymology

From Persian ایران ('îrân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān, “Land of the Aryans”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiəɾˠaːnʲ/

Proper noun

An Iaráin f (genitive na hIaráine)

  1. Iran (a country in West Asia in the Middle East; official name: Poblacht Ioslamach na hIaráine)

Declension

Declension of Iaráin (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Iaráin
vocative a Iaráin
genitive Iaráine
dative Iaráin
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Iaráin
genitive na hIaráine
dative leis an Iaráin
don Iaráin

Derived terms

  • Iaránach (“Iranian”, adjective)
  • Iaránach m (“Iranian”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Iaráin
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Iaráin nIaráin hIaráin not applicable

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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