Gearmáinis

Irish

Etymology

From an Ghearmáin (“Germany”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟaɾˠəˈmˠɑːnʲɪʃ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠəmˠɑːnʲɪʃ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠəmˠænʲɪʃ/

Proper noun

Gearmáinis f (genitive Gearmáinise)

  1. the German language
    Synonym: Almáinis (literary)

Declension
Declension of Gearmáinis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Gearmáinis
Vocative a Ghearmáinis
Genitive Gearmáinise
Dative Gearmáinis

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an Ghearmáinis
Genitive na Gearmáinise
Dative leis an nGearmáinis

don Ghearmáinis

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Gearmáinis Ghearmáinis nGearmáinis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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