Ostair

See also: òstair

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔsˠt̪ˠəɾʲ/

Proper noun

An Ostair f (genitive na hOstaire)

  1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)

Usage notes

Always preceded by the definite article.

Declension

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ostair
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Ostair nOstair hOstair 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

Scottish Gaelic

Proper noun

An Ostair f

  1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)