giúistís

Irish

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman justise, justice, from Latin iūstitia (“righteousness, equity”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟuːʃtʲiʃ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟuːʃtʲiːʃ/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟuːʃˈtʲiːʃ/

Noun

giúistís m (genitive singular giúistís, nominative plural giúistísí)

1. justice (a judge of certain courts)

Declension

Declension of giúistís (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative giúistís giúistísí vocative a ghiúistís a ghiúistísí genitive giúistís giúistísí dative giúistís giúistísí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an giúistís na giúistísí genitive an ghiúistís na ngiúistísí dative leis an ngiúistís don ghiúistís leis na giúistísí

Mutation

Mutated forms of giúistís

radical	lenition	eclipsis
giúistís	ghiúistís	ngiúistís

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), “giúistís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN