tarraghaineamh

Irish

Etymology

From tarra +‎ gaineamh.

Noun

tarraghaineamh m (genitive singular tarraghainimh)

  1. (geology) tar sand
    Synonyms: gaineamh ola, gaineamh tarra

Declension

Declension of tarraghaineamh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative tarraghaineamh
vocative a tharraghainimh
genitive tarraghainimh
dative tarraghaineamh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tarraghaineamh
genitive an tarraghainimh
dative leis an tarraghaineamh
don tarraghaineamh

Mutation

Mutated forms of tarraghaineamh
radical lenition eclipsis
tarraghaineamh tharraghaineamh dtarraghaineamh

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

Further reading

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