Singeapór

Irish

Etymology

From English Singapore, from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) +‎ पुर (pura, “city”).

Proper noun

Singeapór m (genitive Shingeapór)

  1. Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965); official name: Poblacht Shingeapór)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Singeapór
radical lenition eclipsis
Singeapór Shingeapór
after an, tSingeapór 		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

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