vearnais

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English varnish.

Noun

vearnais f (genitive singular vearnaise, nominative plural vearnaisí)

1. varnish

Declension

Declension of vearnais

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative vearnais vearnaisí Vocative a vearnais a vearnaisí Genitive vearnaise vearnaisí Dative vearnais vearnaisí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an vearnais na vearnaisí Genitive na vearnaise na vearnaisí Dative leis an vearnais don vearnais leis na vearnaisí

Derived terms

• vearnais iongan (“nail-varnish”)
• vearnaiseáil (“(act of) varnishing”)

External links

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “vearnais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN