máthairtheanga

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Embryomystic (talk | contribs) as of 03:35, 22 March 2019.
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Irish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From máthair (mother) +‎ teanga (language).

Noun

[edit]

máthairtheanga f (genitive singular máthairtheanga, nominative plural máthairtheangacha)

  1. (linguistics) mother tongue

Declension

[edit]

Mutation

[edit]
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
máthairtheanga mháthairtheanga not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

[edit]
  • máthairtheanga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024