Turcach
See also: turcach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an Tuirc (“Turkey”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]Turcach (genitive singular masculine Turcaigh, genitive singular feminine Turcaí, plural Turcacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Turcach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Turcach | Thurcach | Turcacha; Thurcacha² | |
Vocative | Thurcaigh | Turcacha | ||
Genitive | Turcaí | Turcacha | Turcach | |
Dative | Turcach; Thurcach¹ |
Thurcach; Thurcaigh (archaic) |
Turcacha; Thurcacha² | |
Comparative | níos Turcaí | |||
Superlative | is Turcaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- folcadán Turcach m (“Turkish bath”) (place)
- folcadh Turcach m (“Turkish bath”) (steam bath)
Related terms
[edit]- An Tuirc f (“Turkey”)
Noun
[edit]Turcach m (genitive singular Turcaigh, nominative plural Turcaigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Turcach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Turcach | Thurcach | dTurcach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Turcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Turcach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Turcach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024