Somáil

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An tSomáil f (genitive na Somáile)

1. Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

   Synonym: Poblacht na Somáile

Derived terms

• Somáilis f (“the Somali language”)
• Somálach (“Somali”, adjective)
• Somálach m (“a Somali person”)

 

Related terms

• Mogaidisiú m (“Mogadishu”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Somáil

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Somáil	Shomáil after an, tSomáil	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

• “Somalia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024