tuilleamaí
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- tuilleamaidhe, tuilleamaighe, tuilleamuidhe, tuilleamuighe (superseded)
- tuilleamh buí
- tuilleamh mbuidhe (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Univerbation of tuilleamh buí, literally “earning thanks”, from Old Irish tuillem buide (“currying favor, adultation”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tuilleamaí m (genitive singular tuilleamaí)
- dependence (chiefly but not exclusively in the phrase i dtuilleamaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of tuilleamaí
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tuilleamaí | thuilleamaí | dtuilleamaí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tuillem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 294, page 104
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “tuilleaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuilleamaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN