talmhaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From talamh (“earth”) +‎ -aí (suffix used to form agent nouns).

Noun

talmhaí m (genitive singular talmhaí, nominative plural talmhaithe)

  1. agriculturist
    Synonyms: cuireadóir, talmhadóir
  2. husbandman
    Synonym: talmhadóir
Declension
Declension of talmhaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative talmhaí talmhaithe
vocative a thalmhaí a thalmhaithe
genitive talmhaí talmhaithe
dative talmhaí talmhaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an talmhaí na talmhaithe
genitive an talmhaí na dtalmhaithe
dative leis an talmhaí
don talmhaí 		leis na talmhaithe
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish talmaide (“terrestrial, of the world; earthly; earthy, made of earth”), from talam (“earth”). By surface analysis, talamh +‎ -aí (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

talmhaí

  1. earthly, terrestrial
  2. worldly(-minded)
  3. earthy (made of clay)
  4. thickset, stocky, solid
Derived terms
  • galar talmhaí (“epilepsy”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

talmhaí

  1. present subjunctive indicative of talmhaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of talmhaí
radical lenition eclipsis
talmhaí thalmhaí dtalmhaí

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

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