Aetóip

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Aetóip f (genitive na hAetóipe)

1. Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)

   Synonym: Poblacht Dhaonlathach Chónaidhme na hAetóipe

Declension

Declension of Aetóip

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Aetóip Vocative a Aetóip Genitive Aetóipe Dative Aetóip

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Aetóip Genitive na hAetóipe Dative leis an Aetóip don Aetóip

Derived terms

• Aetópach (“Ethiopian”, adjective)
• Aetópach m (“Ethiopian”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aetóip	nAetóip	hAetóip	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Ethiopia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “Aetóip” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.