Súdáin
See also: südäin
Irish
Etymology
From Arabic سُودَان (sūdān, “black people”), plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad).
Proper noun
An tSúdáin f (genitive na Súdáine)
- Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)
- Synonym: Poblacht na Súdáine
Declension
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Derived terms
- An tSúdáin Theas f (“South Sudan”)
- Súdánach (“Sudanese”, adjective)
- Súdánach m (“a Sudanese person”)
Related terms
- Cartúm m (“Khartoum”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Súdáin | Shúdáin after an, tSúdáin |
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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Súdáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “tSúdáin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025