tíograch

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Irish

Etymology

From tíogar +‎ -ach.

Adjective

tíograch (genitive singular masculine tíograigh, genitive singular feminine tíograí, plural tíogracha, not comparable)

  1. tiger (attributive)

Declension

Declension of tíograch
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative tíograch thíograch tíogracha;
thíogracha2
vocative thíograigh tíogracha
genitive tíograí tíogracha tíograch
dative tíograch;
thíograch1 		thíograch;
thíograigh (archaic) 		tíogracha;
thíogracha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of tíograch
radical lenition eclipsis
tíograch thíograch dtíograch

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • “tíograch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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