Airméin
Irish
Etymology
From Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /armina/) (late 6th century BC); see it for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɾʲəmʲeːnʲ/
Proper noun
an Arméin f (genitive na hAirméine)
- Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe; official name: Poblacht na hAirméine)
Declension
Declension of Arméin
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Airméanach (“Armenian”, adjective)
- Airméanach m (“Armenian”)
- Airméinis f (“the Armenian language”)
Related terms
- Poblacht na Nagarna-Carabaice f (“Nagorno-Karabakh Republic”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Airméin | nAirméin | hAirméin | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “Armenia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “Airméin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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