Gabúin

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Ghabúin f (genitive na Gabúine)

1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

   Synonym: Poblacht na Gabúine

Declension

Declension of Gabúin (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Gabúin vocative a Ghabúin genitive Gabúine dative Gabúin forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Ghabúin genitive na Gabúine dative leis an nGabúin don Ghabúin

Derived terms

• Gabúnach (“Gabonese”, adjective)
• Gabúnach m (“a Gabonese person”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Gabúin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Gabúin	Ghabúin	nGabúin

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

Further reading

• “Gabon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024