iaguar

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jaguar, from either Guaraní jaguarete or Old Tupi jaguara.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiəɡuəɾˠ/

Noun

iaguar m (genitive singular iaguair, nominative plural iaguair)

jaguar

Declension

Declension of iaguar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iaguar	iaguair
Vocative	a iaguair	a iaguara
Genitive	iaguair	iaguar
Dative	iaguar	iaguair

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-iaguar	na hiaguair
Genitive	an iaguair	na n-iaguar
Dative	leis an iaguar don iaguar	leis na hiaguair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iaguar	n-iaguar	hiaguar	t-iaguar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“jaguar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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