From an Tuirc (“Turkey”) + -ach.
Turcach (genitive singular masculine Turcaigh, genitive singular feminine Turcaí, plural Turcacha, not comparable)
| 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.
Turcach m (genitive singular Turcaigh, nominative plural Turcaigh)
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| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Turcach | Thurcach | dTurcach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.