simpeansaí

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English chimpanzee, ultimately from an unspecified Bantu language.

Noun

simpeansaí m (genitive singular simpeansaí, nominative plural simpeansaithe)

1. chimpanzee

Declension

Declension of simpeansaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative simpeansaí simpeansaithe vocative a shimpeansaí a shimpeansaithe genitive simpeansaí simpeansaithe dative simpeansaí simpeansaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an simpeansaí na simpeansaithe genitive an tsimpeansaí na simpeansaithe dative leis an simpeansaí don simpeansaí leis na simpeansaithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of simpeansaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
simpeansaí	shimpeansaí after an, tsimpeansaí	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “simpeansaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN