Albain

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See also: Albáin

Irish

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Etymology

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Originally the dative of now archaic Alba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈal̪ˠəbˠənʲ/, /ˈalˠəbˠənʲ/

Proper noun

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Albain f (genitive Alban)

  1. Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

Declension

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  • The definite article is used only with the genitive.
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Mutation

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

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Proper noun

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Albain f

  1. accusative/dative singular of Albu

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Albain
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged nAlbain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.