Pacastáin

Irish

An Phacastáin

Etymology

From Urdu پاکستان (pākistān, literally “land of the holy”).

Proper noun

an Phacastáin f (genitive na Pacastáine)

2. Pakistan (a country in South Asia; official name: Poblacht Ioslamach na Pacastáine).

Derived terms

• an Phacastáin Thiar (“West Pakistan”)
• an Phacastáin Thoir (“East Pakistan”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Pacastáin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Pacastáin	Phacastáin	bPacastáin

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) “Pacastáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Pacastáin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024