Guánach

See also: guanach

Irish

Etymology

An Ghuáin (“Guyana”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix)

Adjective

Guánach (genitive singular masculine Guánaigh, genitive singular feminine Guánaí, plural Guánacha, not comparable)

1. Guyanese

Declension

Declension of Guánach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Guánach	Ghuánach	Guánacha; Ghuánacha2
vocative	Ghuánaigh		Guánacha
genitive		Guánaí	Guánacha	Guánach
dative	Guánach; Ghuánach1	Ghuánach; Ghuánaigh (archaic)	Guánacha; Ghuánacha2
Comparative	níos Guánaí
Superlative	is Guánaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• Comharphoblacht na Guáine (“Cooperative Republic of Guyana”)

Noun

Guánach m (genitive singular Guánaigh, nominative plural Guánaigh)

1. Guyanese person

Declension

Declension of Guánach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Guánach Guánaigh vocative a Ghuánaigh a Ghuánacha genitive Guánaigh Guánach dative Guánach Guánaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Guánach na Guánaigh genitive an Ghuánaigh na nGuánach dative leis an nGuánach don Ghuánach leis na Guánaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Guánach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Guánach	Ghuánach	nGuánach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Guánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN