Irish
Etymology
From English Malay (+ -is (“-ish”)), from Malay Melayu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmˠalˠeːɪʃ/, /mˠaˈlˠeːɪʃ/
Proper noun
Malaeis f (genitive Malaeise)
- the Malay language
Declension
Declension of Malaeis (second declension, no plural)
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- An Malae
- An Mhalaeisia (“Malaysia”)
- Malaeisiach (“Malaysian”, adjective)
- Malaeisiach m (“Malaysian”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of Malaeis
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| Malaeis
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Mhalaeis
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Malaeis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Malay”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Malaeis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm