Astráil

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Irish

Etymology

From Latin (Terra) Australis, literally "Southern (Land)".

Proper noun

An Astráil f (genitive na hAstráile)

  1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire; official name: Comhlathas na hAstráile)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Usage notes

  • Always preceded by the definite article.

Declension

Declension of Astráil (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative Astráil
vocative a Astráil
genitive Astráile
dative Astráil
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an Astráil
genitive na hAstráile
dative leis an Astráil
don Astráil

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Astráil
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Astráil nAstráil hAstráil not applicable

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

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