Albain Nua

Irish

Alternative forms

• Alba Nua

Etymology

From Albain (“Scotland”) +‎ nua (“new”), a calque of Latin Nova Scotia. Compare Scottish Gaelic Alba Nuadh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalˠəbˠə ˈn̪ˠuə/

Proper noun

Albain Nua f (genitive na hAlban Nua)

1. Nova Scotia (a province in eastern Canada)

Declension

Declension of Albain Nua (fifth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Albain Nua vocative a Albain Nua genitive Alban Nua dative Albain Nua forms with the definite article singular nominative an Albain Nua genitive na hAlban Nua dative leis an Albain Nua don Albain Nua

• The definite article is used only with the genitive.

Mutation

Mutated forms of Albain Nua

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Albain Nua	nAlbain Nua	hAlbain Nua	not applicable

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

References

• “Albain Nua”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2025, retrieved May 21, 2022