tuilleamaí

Irish

Alternative forms

• tuilleamaidhe, tuilleamaighe, tuilleamuidhe, tuilleamuighe (superseded)
• tuilleamh buí
• tuilleamh mbuidhe (archaic)

Etymology

Univerbation of tuilleamh buí, literally “earning thanks”, from Old Irish tuillem buide (“currying favor, adultation”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɪl̠ʲəmˠiː/ (as if spelled tilleamaí)

Noun

tuilleamaí m (genitive singular tuilleamaí)

1. dependence (chiefly but not exclusively in the phrase i dtuilleamaí)

Declension

Declension of tuilleamaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative tuilleamaí Vocative a thuilleamaí Genitive tuilleamaí Dative tuilleamaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an tuilleamaí Genitive an tuilleamaí Dative leis an tuilleamaí don tuilleamaí

Derived terms

• i dtuilleamaí
• neamhthuilleamaí
• neamhthuilleamaíoch
• neamhthuilleamaíocht
• tuilleamaíoch
• tuilleamaíocht

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tuilleamaí	thuilleamaí	dtuilleamaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “tuilleaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuilleamaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN