Gàidhlig

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Gàidhlig f (genitive singular Gàidhlig or Gàidhlige)

Gàidhlig (genitive singular)
Gàidhlige (genitive singular)

Gàidhlig na h-Èireann (“Irish Gaelic”)

Gàidhlig Mhanainn (“Manx”)

From Old Irish Goídelc. Cognate with Irish Gaeilge and Manx Gaelg.


Alba

na h-Alba (genitive)
Alba (nominative singular)
(na h-)Alba (genitive singular)
(na h-)Albann (archaic) (genitive singular)
Alba (dative singular)
Albainn (archaic dative singular)
Alba (singular vocative)
Alba
n-Alba
h-Alba
t-Alba

→ English: Alba

From Old Irish Albu. Compare with English Albion.

Tha Loch Laomainn ann an Albainn.
Loch Lomond is in Scotland.

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Gearmailt

a' Ghearmailt f (genitive na Gearmailte)

a' Ghearmailt (canonical feminine)
na Gearmailte (genitive)

/ə ˈʝaˈɾamaʎtʲ/

[ə ˈʝæˈɾamaʎtʲ]

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Spàinn

An Spàinn (canonical feminine)
na Spàinne (genitive)

From Old Irish Espáin, from Latin Hispānia.

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath f

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


Rìoghachd Aonaichte

An Rìoghachd Aonaichte f (genitive Na Rìoghachd Aonaichte)

An Rìoghachd Aonaichte (canonical feminine)
Na Rìoghachd Aonaichte (genitive)

/ˈrˠiə.əxk ˈɯːnɪçtʲə/


Cuimrigh

A' Chuimrigh (genitive Cuimrigh or Cuimrighe)

A' Chuimrigh (canonical)
Cuimrigh (genitive)
Cuimrighe (genitive)
Cuimrigh
Chuimrigh

Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Fraing

an Fhraing (canonical feminine)
na Frainge (genitive)
Fraing
Fhraing

/ə ˈɾãĩŋʲkʲ/

From Middle Irish Frainc, from Latin Francia.


Sasainn

Sasainne (genitive)
Sasainn
Shasainn
after "an"
t-Sasainn

From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”), from Saxa (“Saxon”). Compare Irish Sasana and Manx Sostyn.


Eadailt

an Eadailt (canonical feminine)
Eadailte (genitive)

From Old Irish Etáil (whence also Irish Iodáil and Manx Iddaal), from Latin Ītalia.


Innis Tìle

From innis (“island”) + Tìle, from Old Norse Týli (“Thule”), referring to the legendary northernmost island mentioned in Ancient Greek and Roman sources.


Breatainn Mhòr

Breatainn Mhòr f (genitive Na Breatainne Mòire)


Eilean Mhanainn

Eilean Mhanainn m (genitive Eilein Mhanainn)

Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


Breatainn

a' Bhreatainn f (genitive na Breatainne)

a' Bhreatainn (canonical feminine)
na Breatainne (genitive)
Breatainn
Bhreatainn

/ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ/


Breatainn Bheag

A' Bhreatainn Bheag f (genitive Na Breatainn Bhig)

A' Bhreatainn Bheag (canonical feminine)
Na Breatainn Bhig (genitive)

administrative region
administrative region

Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)


Còrn

A' Chòrn (canonical feminine)
Còirn (genitive)
Còrn
Chòrn


Glaschu

From Proto-Brythonic *glas cu (“green hollow”), from *glas (“green”) + *cöü (“hollow”) (for this element see Irish cuas (“hollow”), Welsh cau (“hollow”)).

der

Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)


Poll a' Ghrùthain

/ˈpʰɔuɫ̪ˈaˈɣɾuːhən/

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)


Caisteal Nuadh

/ˈkʰaʃtʰʲəɫ̪ˈnuəɣ/

Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne#English

Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne (a large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England)


Lunnainn

From Old English Lunden, from Latin Londīnium. Compare Irish Londain.

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)


Iosrael

From Old Irish Isra(h)él (“Israel”), from Latin Isrāēl, Isrāhēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Seic

An t-Seic (canonical feminine)
Seic
Sheic
after "an"
t-Seic

From Polish Czech, from Czech Čech, ultimately a variation and contraction of Proto-Slavic *čelověkъ (“human”).

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


Airmìnia

Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


Dùn Èideann

→ English: Dunedin

→ Irish: Dún Éideann

→ Manx: Doon Edin

/ˈt̪uːnˈeːtʲən̪ˠ/

From Old Welsh Din Eidyn (first attested in the poem Y Gododdin from no earlier than the 7th century), or from an older or geographically closer Brythonic language, such as Cumbric [Term?] or Pictish [Term?].

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)


Spàinnt

An Spàinnt (canonical feminine)
na Spàinnte (genitive)


Manainn

From Old Irish Manainn, dative form of Mana (“Man, Anglesey”).

Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


Eilbheis

an Eilbheis (canonical feminine)
Eilbheise (genitive)
Eilbheis
n-Eilbheis
h-Eilbheis
t-Eilbheis

Ultimately from Latin Helvētia. Compare Irish Eilvéis, Manx Elveeish.

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Pòlainn

A' Phòlainn (canonical feminine)
na Pòlainne (genitive)
Pòlainn
Phòlainn


Ultach

From Old Irish ultach, ulltach (“belonging to the Ulaid; one of the Ulaid; a Ulidian, an Ultonian”).


Ultach

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Ultach m (genitive singular Ultaich, plural Ultaich)

Ultaich (genitive singular)
Ultaich (plural)
Ultach
n-Ultach
h-Ultach
t-Ultach


Mosgo

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)


Ruis

an Ruis (canonical feminine)
Ruise (genitive)

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Èirinn

Èirinn (nominative singular)
(na h-)Èireann (genitive singular)
Èirinn (dative singular)
Èirinn (singular vocative)
Èirinn
n-Èirinn
h-Èirinn
t-Èirinn

From Middle Irish Érinn, the dative of Ériu, from Old Irish Ériu. Cognates include Irish Éire and Manx Nerin.


Beilg

a’ Bheilg (canonical feminine)
na Beilge (genitive)
Beilg
Bheilg

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Earra-Ghàidheal

/ɛrˠə ˈɣɛː.əl̪ˠ/

/aɾ ˈɣɛː.əl̪ˠ/


Cròthais

a' Chròthais (canonical feminine)
na Cròthaise (genitive)
Cròthais
Chròthais

Ultimately from Latin Croātia (“Croatia”), itself from *xъrvatъ (“Croat”). Compare Irish An Chróit and Serbo-Croatian Hrvatska.

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Croatia (a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans)


Poblachd na Cròthaise

Poblachd na Cròthaise f (genitive na Poblachd na Cròthaise)

na Poblachd na Cròthaise (genitive)
Poblachd na Cròthaise
Phoblachd na Cròthaise

/pɔbl̪ˠəxɡ nəˈkrɔː.ɪʃ/

Tha Zagreb mòr-bhaile anns am Poblachd na Cròthaise.

Zagreb is a city in the Republic of Croatia.


Croatais

Croatais f (genitive singular Croataise, no plural)

Croataise (genitive singular)
Croatais
Chroatais


Cròthaisis

Cròthaisise (genitive)
Cròthaisis
Chròthaisis

/kʰɾɔː.ɪʃɪʃ/

Tha Cròthaisis cànan sgoinneil.


Dùthaich nam Basgach

Dùthaich nam Basgach f (genitive Dùthcha nam Basgach)

Dùthcha nam Basgach (genitive)
Dùthaich nam Basgach
Dhùthaich nam Basgach

Coimhearsnachd Fèin-riaghlaidh nam Basgach


Àisia

Àisia (genitive)
Àisia
nÀisia
h-Àisia
tÀisia


Sruighlea

Sruighlea
Shruighlea
after "an"
t-Sruighlea


Iapan

Japan (an archipelago and country in Asia)


geamannan Gàidhealach

geamannan Gàidhealach
gheamannan Gàidhealach


Ròimh

From Old Irish Róm, Róim, from Latin Rōma.


Afganastan

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)