tarrthálach

Irish

Etymology

From tarrtháil +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠhalˠa(x)/[1]

Adjective

tarrthálach (genitive singular masculine tarrthálaigh, genitive singular feminine tarrthálaí, plural tarrthálacha, comparative tarrthálaí)

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Declension

Declension of tarrthálach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative tarrthálach tharrthálach tarrthálacha;
tharrthálacha2
vocative tharrthálaigh tarrthálacha
genitive tarrthálaí tarrthálacha tarrthálach
dative tarrthálach;
tharrthálach1 		tharrthálach;
tharrthálaigh (archaic) 		tarrthálacha;
tharrthálacha2
Comparative níos tarrthálaí
Superlative is tarrthálaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of tarrthálach
radical lenition eclipsis
tarrthálach tharrthálach dtarrthálach

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 279, page 98

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