Uragua
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish Uruguay; disputed beyond that; Guaraní urugua (“shellfish”) i (“water”) or uru (“kind of bird”) gua (“from”) i (“water”).
Proper noun
[edit]Uragua m (genitive Uragua)
- Uruguay (a country in South America; official name: Poblacht Oirthearach Uragua)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uragua | nUragua | hUragua | tUragua |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- “Uruguay”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Uragua”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm