Albáin

See also: Albain

Irish

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

Proper noun

An Albáin f (genitive na hAlbáine)

Albania (a country in Europe)
Synonym: Poblacht na hAlbáine

Declension

Declension of Albáin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	Albáin
Vocative	a Albáin
Genitive	Albáine
Dative	Albáin

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an Albáin
Genitive	na hAlbáine
Dative	leis an Albáin don Albáin

Derived terms

Albáinis f (“the Albanian language”)
Albánach (“Albanian”, adjective)
Albánach m (“Albanian”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Albáin	nAlbáin	hAlbáin	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“Albania”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Entries containing “Albáin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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