tíograch

Irish

Etymology

From tíogar +‎ -ach.

Adjective

tíograch (genitive singular masculine tíograigh, genitive singular feminine tíograí, plural tíogracha, not comparable)

  1. tiger (attributive)

Declension

Declension of tíograch
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative tíograch thíograch tíogracha;
thíogracha2
vocative thíograigh tíogracha
genitive tíograí tíogracha tíograch
dative tíograch;
thíograch1
thíograch;
thíograigh (archaic)
tíogracha;
thíogracha2
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

Mutated forms of tíograch
radical lenition eclipsis
tíograch thíograch dtíograch

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • tíograch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025