Spáinn
See also: Spàinn
Irish
Alternative forms
- Sbáin, Sbáinn, Spáin (superseded)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
An Spáinn f (genitive na Spáinne)
- Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
Usage notes
- Always preceded by the definite article.
Declension
Derived terms
- Spáinneach m (“Spaniard”)
- Spáinneach (“Spanish”, adjective)
- Spáinnis f (“the Spanish language”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Spáinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Spáinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Spáin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 677
- Entries containing “Spáinn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Spáinn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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