giúis
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish gíus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ɟuːʃ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɟuːsˠ/[1] (corresponding to the alternative form giús)
Noun
[edit]giúis f (genitive singular giúise, nominative plural giúiseanna)
Declension
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Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| giúis | ghiúis | ngiúis |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 23
Further reading
[edit]- “giúis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy