Singeapór

Irish

Etymology

From English Singapore, from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) +‎ पुर (pura, “city”).

Proper noun

Singeapór m (genitive Shingeapór)

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony; official name: Poblacht Shingeapór)

Derived terms

Singeapórach (“Singaporean”, adjective)
Singeapórach m (“Singaporean”)

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

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

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