Albáinis

See also: Albainis

Irish

Etymology

From an Albáin (“Albania”) +‎ -is.

Proper noun

Albáinis f (genitive Albáinise)

1. the Albanian language

Declension

Declension of Albáinis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Albáinis vocative a Albáinis genitive Albáinise dative Albáinis forms with the definite article singular nominative an Albáinis genitive na hAlbáinise dative leis an Albáinis don Albáinis

Related terms

• Albánach (“Albanian”, adjective)
• Albánach m (“Albanian”, noun)
• An Albáin f (“Albania”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Albáinis

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Albáinis	nAlbáinis	hAlbáinis	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Albáinis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Albanian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026