tincéir

Irish

Alternative forms

  • tinncéir (obsolete)
  • tincléir, tincleoir

Etymology

Borrowed from English tinker.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [tʲiːɲˈceːɾʲ]

Noun

tincéir m (genitive singular tincéara, nominative plural tincéirí)

  1. (derogatory) tinker, knacker, itinerant
    Synonym: taistealaí

Declension

Declension of tincéir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tincéir tincéirí
vocative a thincéir a thincéirí
genitive tincéara tincéirí
dative tincéir tincéirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tincéir na tincéirí
genitive an tincéara na dtincéirí
dative leis an tincéir
don tincéir 		leis na tincéirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of tincéir
radical lenition eclipsis
tincéir thincéir dtincéir

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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