tarmachan

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic tarmachan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾəmˠəxənˠ/

Noun

tarmachan m (genitive singular tarmachain, nominative plural tarmachain)

1. ptarmigan

Declension

Declension of tarmachan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tarmachan tarmachain Vocative a tharmachain a tharmachana Genitive tarmachain tarmachan Dative tarmachan tarmachain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tarmachan na tarmachain Genitive an tarmachain na dtarmachan Dative leis an tarmachan don tarmachan leis na tarmachain

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tarmachan	tharmachan	dtarmachan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Unknown, but compare tàrmachadh (“originating, producing”), from Old Irish tórmach. MacBain suggests an imitative base tarm (“murmur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʰaɾaməxan/

Noun

tarmachan m (genitive singular tarmachain, plural tarmachanan)

1. ptarmigan

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
tarmachan	tharmachan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.