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Albain
Albain
See also: Albáin
Irish
Alternative forms
- Alba (archaic)
Proper noun
Albain f (genitive Alban)
Declension
Declension of Albain
Fifth declension
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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- The definite article is used only with the genitive.
Related terms
- Albainis (“Scots (language)”)
- Albanach (“Scottish”)
- Albain Nua (“Nova Scotia”)
Proper noun
Albain
- (archaic) dative singular of Alba
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Albain | nAlbain | hAlbain | tAlbain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- ↑ Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, 9.
- “Albu” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “Alba” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
Old Irish
Proper noun
Albain f
- accusative singular of Albu
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Albain | unchanged | nAlbain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||