Moldóiv

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Mholdóiv f (genitive na Moldóive)

1. Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe; official name: Poblacht na Moldóive)

Declension

Declension of Moldóiv (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Moldóiv vocative a Mholdóiv genitive Moldóive dative Moldóiv forms with the definite article singular nominative an Mholdóiv genitive na Moldóive dative leis an Moldóiv don Mholdóiv

Derived terms

• Moldóvach (“Moldavian”, adjective)
• Moldóvach m (“Moldavian”)

Related terms

• Moldáivis m (“the Moldavian language”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Moldóiv

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Moldóiv	Mholdóiv	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

• “Moldova”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026