Saimbia

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An tSaimbia f (genitive na Saimbia)

1. Zambia (a country in Southern Africa)

   Synonym: Poblacht na Saimbia

Derived terms

• Saimbiach (“Zambian”, adjective)
• Saimbiach m (“Zambian”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Saimbia

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Saimbia	Shaimbia after an, tSaimbia	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

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