Guine
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Irish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]An Ghuine f (genitive na Guine)
- Guinea (a country in West Africa)
- Synonym: Poblacht na Guine
Declension
[edit]Declension of Guine
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- cearc ghuine (“guinea-hen”)
- coileach guine (“guinea-cock”)
- Guine Mheánchiorclach, Guine Mheánchriosach (“Equatorial Guinea”)
- Guineach (“Guinean”, adjective)
- Guineach (“Guinean”, noun)
- muc ghuine (“guinea pig”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Guine | Ghuine | nGuine |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Guine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Guine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “an Ghuine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024