proifisiúnta

Irish

Etymology

Probably from Latin professiō ("avowal, public declaration").

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /pˠɾˠɔˈfʲɛʃun̪ˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠɾˠɔfʲɪˈʃuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /pˠɾˠəˈfʲɛʃən̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

proifisiúnta (genitive singular masculine phroifisiúnta, genitive singular feminine proifisiúnta, plural proifisiúnta or phroifisiúnta)

  1. something professional.
    Synonym: gairmiúil

Derived terms

Declension

Declension of proifisiúnta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative proifisiúnta phroifisiúnta proifisiúnta;
phroifisiúnta2
vocative phroifisiúnta proifisiúnta
genitive proifisiúnta proifisiúnta proifisiúnta
dative proifisiúnta;
phroifisiúnta1 		phroifisiúnta proifisiúnta;
phroifisiúnta2
Comparative níos proifisiúnta
Superlative is proifisiúnta

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of proifisiúnta
radical lenition eclipsis
proifisiúnta phroifisiúnta bproifisiúnta

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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