Albain
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See also: Albáin
Irish
Etymology
Originally the dative of now archaic Alba.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Albain f (genitive Alban)
- Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
Declension
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- The definite article is used only with the genitive.
Related terms
- Albain Nua f (“Nova Scotia”)
- Albainis m (“Scots (language)”)
- Albanach (“Scottish”, adjective)
- Albanach m (“Scot, Scottish person”)
- Béarla na hAlban (“Scottish English”)
- Eaglais na hAlban f (“the Church of Scotland”)
- fuisce na hAlban m (“Scotch whisky”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albain | nAlbain | hAlbain | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Albain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Albu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Alba”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 23
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Albain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Albain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Old Irish
Proper noun
Albain f
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Albain (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | nAlbain |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.