teicteonach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
teicteonach (genitive singular masculine teicteonaigh, genitive singular feminine teicteonaí, plural teicteonacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of teicteonach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | teicteonach | theicteonach | teicteonacha; theicteonacha² | |
Vocative | theicteonaigh | teicteonacha | ||
Genitive | teicteonaí | teicteonacha | teicteonach | |
Dative | teicteonach; theicteonach¹ |
theicteonach; theicteonaigh (archaic) |
teicteonacha; theicteonacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
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
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
teicteonach | theicteonach | dteicteonach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “teicteonach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “teicteonach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teicteonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN