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

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Albáin Vocative a Albáin Genitive Albáine Dative Albáin

Forms with the definite article Case 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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Albáin	nAlbáin	hAlbáin	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Albania”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Albáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm