geansaí
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See also: Geansaí
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English guernsey (compare Scottish Gaelic geansaidh).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɟanˠsˠiː/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈɟænʲsˠiː/
Noun
[edit]geansaí m (genitive singular geansaí, nominative plural geansaithe or geansaíocha)
Declension
[edit]Declension of geansaí
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: geansaíocha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
[edit]- geansaí Árann m, geansaí Árannach m (“Aran jumper”)
- geansaí buí m (“yellow jersey”)
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
geansaí | gheansaí | ngeansaí |
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) “geansaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “geansaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “geansaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024