iaguar

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jaguar, from either Guaraní jaguarete or Old Tupi jaguara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiəɡuəɾˠ/

Noun

iaguar m (genitive singular iaguair, nominative plural iaguair)

1. jaguar

Declension

Declension of iaguar (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative iaguar iaguair vocative a iaguair a iaguara genitive iaguair iaguar dative iaguar iaguair forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-iaguar na hiaguair genitive an iaguair na n-iaguar dative leis an iaguar don iaguar leis na hiaguair

Mutation

Mutated forms of iaguar

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iaguar	n-iaguar	hiaguar	t-iaguar

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

Further reading

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