Tuscánach

Irish

Etymology

From An Tuscáin (“Tuscany”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Tuscánach (genitive singular masculine Tuscánaigh, genitive singular feminine Tuscánaí, plural Tuscánacha, not comparable)

1. Tuscan

Declension

Declension of Tuscánach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Tuscánach	Thuscánach	Tuscánacha; Thuscánacha²
Vocative	Thuscánaigh		Tuscánacha
Genitive		Tuscánaí	Tuscánacha	Tuscánach
Dative	Tuscánach; Thuscánach¹	Thuscánach; Thuscánaigh (archaic)	Tuscánacha; Thuscánacha²
Comparative	níos Tuscánaí
Superlative	is Tuscánaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Tuscánach m (genitive singular Tuscánaigh, nominative plural Tuscánaigh)

1. Tuscan (person)

Declension

Declension of Tuscánach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Tuscánach Tuscánaigh Vocative a Thuscánaigh a Thuscánacha Genitive Tuscánaigh Tuscánach Dative Tuscánach Tuscánaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Tuscánach na Tuscánaigh Genitive an Tuscánaigh na dTuscánach Dative leis an Tuscánach don Tuscánach leis na Tuscánaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Tuscánach	Thuscánach	dTuscánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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