Seapáin

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Japan, from Dutch Japan or Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Jepun, from Min Nan 日本 (Ji̍t-pún).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃapˠɑːnʲ]

Proper noun

An tSeapáin f (genitive na Seapáine)

  1. Japan

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Seapáin Sheapáin
after an, tSeapáin
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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