proifisiúnta

Irish

Etymology

Probably from Latin professiō ("avowal, public declaration").

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /pˠɾˠɔˈfʲɛʃun̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠɾˠɔfʲɪˈʃuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /pˠɾˠəˈfʲɛʃən̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

proifisiúnta (genitive singular masculine phroifisiúnta, genitive singular feminine proifisiúnta, plural proifisiúnta or phroifisiúnta)

1. something professional.

   Synonym: gairmiúil

Derived terms

• proifisiúntacht (“professionalism”)

 

Declension

Declension of proifisiúnta

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	proifisiúnta	phroifisiúnta	proifisiúnta; phroifisiúnta2
vocative	phroifisiúnta		proifisiúnta
genitive		proifisiúnta	proifisiúnta	proifisiúnta
dative	proifisiúnta; phroifisiúnta1	phroifisiúnta	proifisiúnta; phroifisiúnta2
Comparative	níos proifisiúnta
Superlative	is proifisiúnta

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of proifisiúnta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
proifisiúnta	phroifisiúnta	bproifisiúnta

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