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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Guánach Ghuánach nGuánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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