Ginéiv

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Ghinéiv f (genitive na Ginéive)

1. Geneva

Derived terms

• biotáille Ghinéive
• Cantún na Ginéive (“Canton of Geneva”)
• Coinbhinsiún na Ginéive (“Geneva Convention”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ginéiv

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Ginéiv	Ghinéiv	nGinéiv

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

Further reading

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