Guáin
Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
An Ghuáin f (genitive na Guáine)
- Guyana
- Synonym: Comharphoblacht na Guáine
Declension
Declension of Guáin
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
|
Forms with the definite article
|
Derived terms
- Guáin na Fraince f (“French Guiana”)
- Guánach (“Guyanese”, adjective)
- Guánach m (“a Guyanese person”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Guáin | Ghuáin | nGuáin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “Guyana”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024