Polainn

See also: Pòlainn

Irish

Etymology

From Polish Polanie (“Poles”, literally “field dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic *poľane, plural of *poľaninъ (“field dweller”), from *poľe (“field”) + *-ěninъ.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɔl̪ˠɪɲ/
• (Kerry, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɔlˠən̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠʌlˠən̠ʲ/

Proper noun

An Pholainn f (genitive na Polainne)

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe; official name: Poblacht na Polainne)

Declension

Declension of Polainn (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Polainn vocative a Pholainn genitive Polainne dative Polainn forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Pholainn genitive na Polainne dative leis an bPolainn don Pholainn

Derived terms

• Polainnis f (“the Polish language”)
• Polannach (“Polish”, adjective)
• Polannach m (“Pole, Polish person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Polainn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Polainn	Pholainn	bPolainn

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) “Polainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Pholainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025