Turcach

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Irish

Etymology

From an Tuirc (“Turkey”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Turcach (genitive singular masculine Turcaigh, genitive singular feminine Turcaí, plural Turcacha, not comparable)

  1. Turkish

Declension

Declension of Turcach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Turcach Thurcach Turcacha;
Thurcacha²
Vocative Thurcaigh Turcacha
Genitive Turcaí Turcacha Turcach
Dative Turcach;
Thurcach¹ 		Thurcach;
Thurcaigh (archaic) 		Turcacha;
Thurcacha²
Comparative níos Turcaí
Superlative is Turcaí

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

Derived terms

Noun

Turcach m (genitive singular Turcaigh, nominative plural Turcaigh)

  1. Turk

Declension

Declension of Turcach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Turcach Turcaigh
Vocative a Thurcaigh a Thurcacha
Genitive Turcaigh Turcach
Dative Turcach Turcaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Turcach na Turcaigh
Genitive an Turcaigh na dTurcach
Dative leis an Turcach

don Turcach

leis na Turcaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Turcach Thurcach dTurcach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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