Maláiv

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Mhaláiv f (genitive na Maláive)

  1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
    Synonym: Poblacht na Maláive

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • Loch na Maláive (“Lake Malawi”)
  • Malávach (“Malawian”, adjective)
  • Malávach m (“a Malawian person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Maláiv
radical lenition eclipsis
Maláiv Mhaláiv 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

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