Cartúm

See also: cartum and Cartum

Irish

Etymology

From English Khartoum, possibly from Arabic خَرْطُوم‎ (ḵarṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from قُرْطُم‎ (qurṭum, “safflower”).

Proper noun

Cartúm m (genitive Chartúm)

  1. Khartoum

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Cartúm Chartúm gCartúm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “Khartoum” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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