Eilvéis
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin Helvētia. Compare Scottish Gaelic Eilbheis, Manx Elveeish.
Proper noun[edit]
An Eilvéis f (genitive na hEilvéise)
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe; official name: Cónaidhm na hEilvéise)
Declension[edit]
Always found with the definite article
Declension of Eilvéis
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- Eilvéiseach
- franc na hEilvéise m (“Swiss franc”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Eilvéis | nEilvéis | hEilvéis | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Entries containing “Eilvéis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Eilvéis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.