Banglaidéis

Irish

Etymology

From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), from বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengali”) + দেশ (deś, “country”).

Proper noun

An Bhanglaidéis f (genitive na Banglaidéise)

1. Bangladesh (a country in South Asia; official name: Daon-Phoblacht na Banglaidéise)

Declension

Declension of Banglaidéis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Banglaidéis vocative a Bhanglaidéis genitive Banglaidéise dative Banglaidéis forms with the definite article singular nominative an Bhanglaidéis genitive na Banglaidéise dative leis an mBanglaidéis don Bhanglaidéis

Derived terms

• Banglaidéiseach (“Bangladeshi”, adjective)
• Banglaidéiseach m (“Bangladeshi”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Banglaidéis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Banglaidéis	Bhanglaidéis	mBanglaidéis

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

Further reading

• “Bangladesh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025