Spáinn
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See also: Spàinn
Irish
Alternative forms
- Sbáin, Sbáinn, Spáin (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish Espáin, from Latin Hispānia.
Pronunciation
- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /sˠpˠɑːɲ/
- (Kerry, Connacht) IPA(key): /sˠpˠɑːn̠ʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠæːn̠ʲ/
Proper noun
An Spáinn f (genitive na Spáinne)
- Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
Usage notes
- Always preceded by the definite article.
Declension
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Derived terms
- Spáinneach m (“Spaniard”)
- Spáinneach (“Spanish”, adjective)
- Spáinnis f (“the Spanish language”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Spáinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Spáinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Spáin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 677
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Spáinn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Spáinn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024