tiuf-teaf

Irish

tiuf-teaf

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲufˠˌtʲafˠ/

Noun

tiuf-teaf m (genitive singular tiuf-teaf, nominative plural tiuf-teafanna)

1. chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

Declension

Declension of tiuf-teaf

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tiuf-teaf tiuf-teafanna Vocative a thiuf-teaf a thiuf-teafanna Genitive tiuf-teaf tiuf-teafanna Dative tiuf-teaf tiuf-teafanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tiuf-teaf na tiuf-teafanna Genitive an tiuf-teaf na dtiuf-teafanna Dative leis an tiuf-teaf don tiuf-teaf leis na tiuf-teafanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tiuf-teaf	thiuf-teaf	dtiuf-teaf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tiuf-teaf”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN