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Irish
Etymology 1
From náisiún (“nation”) + -aí.
Noun
náisiúnaí m (genitive singular náisiúnaí, nominative plural náisiúnaithe)
- (politics) nationalist
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
náisiúnaí
- inflection of náisiúnach:
- genitive singular feminine
- comparative degree
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “náisiúnaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “náisiúnaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “náisiúnaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025