Gaolainn

Irish

Alternative forms

• Gaedhlaing, Gaelainn, Gaoluinn

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeːl̪ˠɪɲ/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeːl̪ˠɪnʲ/

Proper noun

Gaolainn f (genitive Gaolainne)

1. Alternative spelling of Gaelainn: Munster form of Gaeilge (“the Irish language”)

Declension

Declension of Gaolainn (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Gaolainn vocative a Ghaolainn genitive Gaolainne dative Gaolainn forms with the definite article singular nominative an Ghaolainn genitive na Gaolainne dative leis an nGaolainn don Ghaolainn

Mutation

Mutated forms of Gaolainn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Gaolainn	Ghaolainn	nGaolainn

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

Further reading

• Heinrich Wagner (1964) Linguistic Atlas and Survey of Irish Dialects, Reprinted edition, volume II. The Dialects of Munster, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, published 1982, page 206
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gaolainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020) “Gaolainn”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19