Polainn

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See also: Pòlainn

Irish

Etymology

From Polish Polanie (“Poles”, literally “field dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic *poľane, plural of *poľaninъ (“field dweller”), from *poľe (“field”) + *-ěninъ.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

An Pholainn f (genitive na Polainne)

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe; official name: Poblacht na Polainne)

Declension

Declension of Polainn (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative Polainn
vocative a Pholainn
genitive Polainne
dative Polainn
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an Pholainn
genitive na Polainne
dative leis an bPolainn
don Pholainn

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Polainn
radical lenition eclipsis
Polainn Pholainn bPolainn

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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