Eilvéis

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Helvētia. Compare Scottish Gaelic Eilbheis, Manx Elveeish.

Proper noun

An Eilvéis f (genitive na hEilvéise)

1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe; official name: Cónaidhm na hEilvéise)

Declension

Always found with the definite article

Declension of Eilvéis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Eilvéis vocative a Eilvéis genitive Eilvéise dative Eilvéis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Eilvéis genitive na hEilvéise dative leis an Eilvéis don Eilvéis

Derived terms

• Eilvéiseach
• franc na hEilvéise m (“Swiss franc”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Eilvéis

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eilvéis	nEilvéis	hEilvéis	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

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