geansaí

See also: Geansaí

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English guernsey (compare Scottish Gaelic geansaidh).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɟanˠsˠiː/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈɟænʲsˠiː/

Noun

geansaí m (genitive singular geansaí, nominative plural geansaithe or geansaíocha)

sweater, jersey, jumper, guernsey

Declension

Declension of geansaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	geansaí	geansaithe
Vocative	a gheansaí	a gheansaithe
Genitive	geansaí	geansaithe
Dative	geansaí	geansaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an geansaí	na geansaithe
Genitive	an gheansaí	na ngeansaithe
Dative	leis an ngeansaí don gheansaí	leis na geansaithe

Alternative plural: geansaíocha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

geansaí Árann m, geansaí Árannach m (“Aran jumper”)
geansaí buí m (“yellow jersey”)

Descendants

→ English: gansey
- → Gujarati: ગંજી (gañjī)
- → Bengali: গেঞ্জি (genji)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
geansaí	gheansaí	ngeansaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geansaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “geansaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “geansaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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