Maláiv

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Mhaláiv f (genitive na Maláive)

  1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
    Synonym: Poblacht na Maláive

Declension
Declension of Maláiv

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Maláiv
Vocative a Mhaláiv
Genitive Maláive
Dative Maláiv

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an Mhaláiv
Genitive na Maláive
Dative leis an Maláiv

don Mhaláiv

Derived terms
  • Loch na Maláive (“Lake Malawi”)
  • Malávach (“Malawian”, adjective)
  • Malávach m (“a Malawian person”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Maláiv Mhaláiv not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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