túslitir

Irish

Etymology

From tús (“beginning”) +‎ litir (“letter”).

Noun

túslitir f (genitive singular túslitreach, nominative plural túslitreacha)

1. (typography) an initial, the first letter of a word

Declension

Declension of túslitir

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative túslitir túslitreacha Vocative a thúslitir a thúslitreacha Genitive túslitreach túslitreacha Dative túslitir túslitreacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an túslitir na túslitreacha Genitive na túslitreach na dtúslitreacha Dative leis an túslitir don túslitir leis na túslitreacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
túslitir	thúslitir	dtúslitir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “túslitir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “túslitir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “túslitir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.