giúis

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Irish

Alternative forms

giús
giubhas, giumhas, giumhais, giumhuis (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish gíus.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɟuːʃ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɟuːsˠ/ (corresponding to the alternative form giús)

Noun

giúis f (genitive singular giúise, nominative plural giúiseanna)

fir, pine

Declension

Declension of giúis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giúis	giúiseanna
Vocative	a ghiúis	a ghiúiseanna
Genitive	giúise	giúiseanna
Dative	giúis	giúiseanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghiúis	na giúiseanna
Genitive	na giúise	na ngiúiseanna
Dative	leis an ngiúis don ghiúis	leis na giúiseanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
giúis	ghiúis	ngiúis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 23

Further reading

“giúis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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