trumpa

Irish

Etymology

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Noun 1

trumpa m (genitive singular trumpa, nominative plural trumpaí)

1. trumpet

   Synonyms: stoc, troimpéad

2. Jew's harp

Derived terms

• maor trumpa m (“trumpet-major”)
• trumpa sliogáin m (“conch”)
• trumpadóir m (“trumpeter; loud-mouthed person, prater”)

 

Related terms

• trumpadóireacht f (“(act of) trumpeting”)

Noun 2

trumpa m (genitive singular trumpa, nominative plural trumpaí)

1. sponger, parasite

Declension

Declension of trumpa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative trumpa trumpaí Vocative a thrumpa a thrumpaí Genitive trumpa trumpaí Dative trumpa trumpaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an trumpa na trumpaí Genitive an trumpa na dtrumpaí Dative leis an trumpa don trumpa leis na trumpaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
trumpa	thrumpa	dtrumpa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “trumpa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “trumpa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

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