Tansáin

Irish

Etymology

From English Tanzania, a blend of Tanganyika and Zanzibar + -ia.

Proper noun

An Tansáin f (genitive na Tansáine)

1. Tanzania (a country in East Africa)

   Synonym: Poblacht Aontaithe na Tansáine

Derived terms

• Tansánach (“Tanzanian”, adjective)
• Tansánach m (“Tanzanian”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Tansáin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Tansáin	Thansáin	dTansáin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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