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Astráil

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Latin (Terra) Australis, literally "Southern (Land)".

Proper noun

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An Astráil f (genitive na hAstráile)

  1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire; official name: Comhlathas na hAstráile)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Usage notes

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  • Always preceded by the definite article.

Declension

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Declension of Astráil (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Astráil
vocative a Astráil
genitive Astráile
dative Astráil
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Astráil
genitive na hAstráile
dative leis an Astráil
don Astráil

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of Astráil
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Astráil nAstráil hAstráil 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

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