Albain

See also: Albáin

Irish

Etymology

Originally the dative of now archaic Alba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal̪ˠəbˠənʲ/, /ˈalˠəbˠənʲ/

Proper noun

Albain f (genitive Alban)

  1. Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

Declension

  • The definite article is used only with the genitive.
  • Albain Nua f (“Nova Scotia”)
  • Albainis m (“Scots (language)”)
  • Albanach (“Scottish”, adjective)
  • Albanach m (“Scot, Scottish person”)
  • Eaglais na hAlban f (“the Church of Scotland”)
  • fuisce na hAlban m (“Scotch whisky”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Albain nAlbain hAlbain not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Old Irish

Proper noun

Albain f

  1. accusative/dative singular of Albu

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Albain unchanged nAlbain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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