Polainéis

Irish

Alternative forms

• An Pholainéise

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

Proper noun

An Pholainéis f (genitive na Polainéise)

1. Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)

Declension

Declension of Polainéis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Polainéis vocative a Pholainéis genitive Polainéise dative Polainéis forms with the definite article singular nominative an Pholainéis genitive na Polainéise dative leis an bPolainéis don Pholainéis

Derived terms

• Polainéis na Fraince f (“French Polynesia”)
• Polainéiseach (“Polynesian”, adjective)
• Polainéiseach m (“Polynesian”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Polainéis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Polainéis	Pholainéis	bPolainéis

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Polainéis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Polainéis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026