Somáilis

Irish

Etymology

From an tSomáil (“Somalia”) +‎ -is.

Proper noun

Somáilis f (genitive Somáilise)

1. the Somali language

Declension

Declension of Somáilis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Somáilis Vocative a Shomáilis Genitive Somáilise Dative Somáilis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an tSomáilis Genitive na Somáilise Dative leis an tSomáilis don tSomáilis

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “Somali”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024