Talamh an Éisc

Irish

Etymology

From talamh (“land”) + éisc (genitive singular of iasc (“fish”)), thus literally “land of the fish”.

Proper noun

Talamh an Éisc f or m (genitive Thalamh an Éisc)

  1. Newfoundland (a large island of the coast of eastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Descendants

  • → Manx: Thalloo yn Eeast (calque)
  • → Scottish Gaelic: Talamh an Èisg (calque)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Talamh an Éisc
radical lenition eclipsis
Talamh an Éisc Thalamh an Éisc dTalamh an Éisc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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