Maláiv

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Mhaláiv f (genitive na Maláive)

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

   Synonym: Poblacht na Maláive

Declension

Declension of Maláiv (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Maláiv vocative a Mhaláiv genitive Maláive dative Maláiv forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Mhaláiv genitive na Maláive dative leis an Maláiv don Mhaláiv

Derived terms

• Loch na Maláive (“Lake Malawi”)
• Malávach (“Malawian”, adjective)
• Malávach m (“a Malawian person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Maláiv

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Maláiv	Mhaláiv	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

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