Eilvéis
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Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Helvētia. Compare Scottish Gaelic Eilbheis, Manx Elveeish.
Proper noun
An Eilvéis f (genitive na hEilvéise)
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe; official name: Cónaidhm na hEilvéise)
Declension
Always found with the definite article
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Declension of Eilvéis
Derived terms
- Eilvéiseach
- franc na hEilvéise m (“Swiss franc”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Eilvéis | nEilvéis | hEilvéis | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Eilvéis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Eilvéis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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