iaguar

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jaguar, from either Guaraní jaguarete or Old Tupi jaguara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiəɡuəɾˠ/

Noun

iaguar m (genitive singular iaguair, nominative plural iaguair)

  1. jaguar

Declension

Declension of iaguar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative iaguar iaguair
vocative a iaguair a iaguara
genitive iaguair iaguar
dative iaguar iaguair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-iaguar na hiaguair
genitive an iaguair na n-iaguar
dative leis an iaguar
don iaguar 		leis na hiaguair

Mutation

Mutated forms of iaguar
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iaguar n-iaguar hiaguar t-iaguar

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

Further reading

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