Sualainnis

Irish

Etymology

From an tSualainn (“Sweden”) +‎ -is.

Proper noun

Sualainnis f (genitive Sualainnise)

1. the Swedish language

Declension

Declension of Sualainnis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Sualainnis vocative a Shualainnis genitive Sualainnise dative Sualainnis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tSualainnis genitive na Sualainnise dative leis an tSualainnis don tSualainnis

Related terms

• Ríocht na Sualainne f (“the Kingdom of Sweden”)
• Sualannach (“Swedish”, adjective)
• Sualannach m (“Swede”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sualainnis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Sualainnis	Shualainnis after an, tSualainnis	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) “Sualainnis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Sualainnis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Sualainnis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024