Gearmáin
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
An Ghearmáin f (genitive na Gearmáine)
- Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany; official name: Poblacht Chónaidhme na Gearmáine)
Usage notes[edit]
Always preceded by the definite article.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gearmáin
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- Gearmáinis f (“the German language”)
- Gearmánach (“German”, adjective)
- Gearmánach m (“a German person”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Gearmáin | Ghearmáin | nGearmáin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Germáin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “Germany”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gearmáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Gearmáin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- “Ghearmáin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024