Guánach

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See also: guanach

Irish

Etymology

An Ghuáin (“Guyana”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix)

Adjective

Guánach (genitive singular masculine Guánaigh, genitive singular feminine Guánaí, plural Guánacha, not comparable)

  1. Guyanese

Declension

Declension of Guánach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Guánach Ghuánach Guánacha;
Ghuánacha2
vocative Ghuánaigh Guánacha
genitive Guánaí Guánacha Guánach
dative Guánach;
Ghuánach1 		Ghuánach;
Ghuánaigh (archaic) 		Guánacha;
Ghuánacha2
Comparative níos Guánaí
Superlative is Guánaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Guánach m (genitive singular Guánaigh, nominative plural Guánaigh)

  1. Guyanese person

Declension

Declension of Guánach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Guánach Guánaigh
vocative a Ghuánaigh a Ghuánacha
genitive Guánaigh Guánach
dative Guánach Guánaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Guánach na Guánaigh
genitive an Ghuánaigh na nGuánach
dative leis an nGuánach
don Ghuánach 		leis na Guánaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Guánach
radical lenition eclipsis
Guánach Ghuánach nGuánach

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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