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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic *talamū, from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂-mon-, root *telh₂- (compare Latin tellus (“earth”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
talamh f or m (feminine genitive talún, masculine genitive talaimh, plural tailte)
- earth, ground, land
- earth
- dry land
- land, soil
- solid base (for discussion, understanding)
Declension
- Feminine declension
- Masculine declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| talamh
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thalamh
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dtalamh
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “talam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 82
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 127
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13
Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic *talamū, from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥-mon-, root *tel- (compare Latin tellus (“earth”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
talamh m or f (genitive singular talmhainn, plural talamhan or talmhainnean)
- (masculine only) Earth (planet)
- Synonym: cruinne-cè
- earth, soil, ground
- Synonym: ùir
- land, country, territory
- Synonym: tìr
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of talamh (type Vc masculine noun)
Declension of talamh (type Vc feminine noun)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| talamh |
thalamh
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “talamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “talam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language