guí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gui"

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish guide f (“prayer, praying”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡiː/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪvʲə/[2][3] (as if spelled guibhe)

Noun

guí f (genitive singular guí, nominative plural guíonna)

  1. prayer
  2. verbal noun of guigh

Declension
Declension of guí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative guí guíonna
Vocative a ghuí a ghuíonna
Genitive guí guíonna
Dative guí guíonna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghuí na guíonna
Genitive na guí na nguíonna
Dative leis an nguí

don ghuí

 leis na guíonna

Verb

guí

  1. present subjunctive analytic of guigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
guí ghuí nguí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. “guiḋe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  2. Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 170.
  3. Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1975, The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 132.

Further reading
  • "guí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “guide” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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