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Proper Nouns: Place Names | Language
Proper Nouns: Place Names
Place names are formed by making phonetic approximations of the place name in its native language. e.g. France becomes “Fràns”. County names and place names are proper nouns, and therefore capitalised. Demonyms Demonyms are not capitalised. Masculine Noun Feminine Noun after a vowel -smá -smogh after a consonant -ísmá -ísmogh Place names to adjectives These […]

Place names are formed by making phonetic approximations of the place name in its native language.

e.g. France becomes “Fràns”.

County names and place names are proper nouns, and therefore capitalised.

Demonyms

Demonyms are not capitalised.

Masculine NounFeminine Noun
after a vowel-smá-smogh
after a consonant-ísmá-ísmogh

Place names to adjectives

These form the equivalent of “French” to France, “American to America, and are used as adjectives, and therefore not capitalised.

Masculine NounFeminine Noun
after a vowel-éat-éal
after a consonant-chéat-chéal