Malaeis

Irish

Etymology

From English Malay (+ -is (“-ish”)), from Malay Melayu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠalˠeːɪʃ/, /mˠaˈlˠeːɪʃ/

Proper noun

Malaeis f (genitive Malaeise)

1. the Malay language

Declension

Declension of Malaeis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Malaeis Vocative a Mhalaeis Genitive Malaeise Dative Malaeis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Mhalaeis Genitive na Malaeise Dative leis an Malaeis don Mhalaeis

Related terms

• An Malae
• An Mhalaeisia (“Malaysia”)
• Malaeisiach (“Malaysian”, adjective)
• Malaeisiach m (“Malaysian”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Malaeis	Mhalaeis	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Malaeis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Malay”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Malaeis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm