Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tulach,[2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). By surface analysis, tul + -ach.
Pronunciation
Noun
tulach f (genitive singular tulaí, nominative plural tulacha)
- hillock
Declension
Declension of tulach (second declension)
| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an tulach
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na tulacha
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| genitive
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na tulaí
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na dtulach
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| dative
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leis an tulach
leis an tulaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don tulach
don tulaigh (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na tulacha
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Mutation
Mutated forms of tulach
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| tulach
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thulach
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dtulach
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ “tulach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tulach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ “tulach”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 392
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 465, page 149
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