Malaeis

Irish

Etymology

From English Malay (+ -is (“-ish”)), from Malay Melayu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠalˠeːɪʃ/, /mˠaˈlˠeːɪʃ/

Proper noun

Malaeis f (genitive Malaeise)

1. the Malay language

Declension

Declension of Malaeis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Malaeis vocative a Mhalaeis genitive Malaeise dative Malaeis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Mhalaeis genitive na Malaeise dative leis an Malaeis don Mhalaeis

Related terms

• An Malae
• An Mhalaeisia (“Malaysia”)
• Malaeisiach (“Malaysian”, adjective)
• Malaeisiach m (“Malaysian”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Malaeis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Malaeis	Mhalaeis	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Malaeis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Malay”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Malaeis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm