Albáin

See also: Albain

Irish

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

Proper noun

An Albáin f (genitive na hAlbáine)

1. Albania (a country in Europe)

   Synonym: Poblacht na hAlbáine

Declension

Declension of Albáin (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Albáin vocative a Albáin genitive Albáine dative Albáin forms with the definite article singular nominative an Albáin genitive na hAlbáine dative leis an Albáin don Albáin

Derived terms

• Albáinis f (“the Albanian language”)
• Albánach (“Albanian”, adjective)
• Albánach m (“Albanian”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Albáin

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Albáin	nAlbáin	hAlbáin	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Albania”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Albáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm