turcaí

Irish

Alternative forms

• turcach

Etymology

Borrowed from English turkey.

Noun

turcaí m (genitive singular turcaí, nominative plural turcaithe)

1. turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Declension

Declension of turcaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative turcaí turcaithe Vocative a thurcaí a thurcaithe Genitive turcaí turcaithe Dative turcaí turcaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an turcaí na turcaithe Genitive an turcaí na dturcaithe Dative leis an turcaí don turcaí leis na turcaithe

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
turcaí	thurcaí	dturcaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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