Afganastáin

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˠˈɡan̪ˠəsˠt̪ˠɑːnʲ/, /-ˈɡanˠə-/

Proper noun

An Afganastáin f (genitive na hAfganastáine)

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

   Synonym: Poblacht Ioslamach na hAfganastáine

Declension

Declension of Afganastáin (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Afganastáin vocative a Afganastáin genitive Afganastáine dative Afganastáin forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Afganastáin genitive na hAfganastáine dative leis an Afganastáin don Afganastáin

Derived terms

• Afganastánach (“Afghan, Afghani”, adjective)
• Afganastánach m (“Afghan”)

 

Related terms

• Cabúl m (“Kabul”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Afganastáin

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Afganastáin	nAfganastáin	hAfganastáin	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Afghanistan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Afganastáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm