tarrthálach

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Irish

Etymology

From tarrtháil +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠhalˠa(x)/, /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠhal̪ˠa(x)/[1]

Adjective

tarrthálach (genitive singular masculine tarrthálaigh, genitive singular feminine tarrthálaí, plural tarrthálacha, comparative tarrthálaí)

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Declension

Declension of tarrthálach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative tarrthálach tharrthálach tarrthálacha;
tharrthálacha²
Vocative tharrthálaigh tarrthálacha
Genitive tarrthálaí tarrthálacha tarrthálach
Dative tarrthálach;
tharrthálach¹ 		tharrthálach;
tharrthálaigh (archaic) 		tarrthálacha;
tharrthálacha²
Comparative níos tarrthálaí
Superlative is tarrthálaí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tarrthálach tharrthálach dtarrthálach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98

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