Cartúm

See also: cartum and Cartum

Irish

Etymology

From English Khartoum, possibly from Arabic خَرْطُوم (ḵarṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from قُرْطُم (qurṭum, “safflower”).

Proper noun

Cartúm m (genitive Chartúm)

  1. Khartoum (the capital city of Sudan)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Cartúm Chartúm gCartúm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “Khartoum”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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