tonnús

Irish

Alternative forms

  • teanús, tionús

Etymology

From English tanhouse or its Middle English antecedent.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɤn̪ˠusˠ/

Noun

tonnús m (genitive singular tonnúis, nominative plural tonnúis)

  1. tanhouse, tannery (place where people tan hides to make leather)

Declension

Declension of tonnús (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tonnús tonnúis
vocative a thonnúis a thonnúsa
genitive tonnúis tonnús
dative tonnús tonnúis
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tonnús na tonnúis
genitive an tonnúis na dtonnús
dative leis an tonnús
don tonnús
leis na tonnúis

Mutation

Mutated forms of tonnús
radical lenition eclipsis
tonnús thonnús dtonnús

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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