tighearna

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Irish

Noun

tighearna m (genitive singular tighearna, nominative plural tighearnaí)

  1. Superseded spelling of tiarna.

Declension

Declension of tighearna (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative tighearna tighearnaí
vocative a thighearna a thighearnaí
genitive tighearna tighearnaí
dative tighearna tighearnaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tighearna na tighearnaí
genitive an tighearna na dtighearnaí
dative leis an tighearna
don tighearna
leis na tighearnaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of tighearna
radical lenition eclipsis
tighearna thighearna dtighearna

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish tigerna, from Old Irish tigernae. Cognates include Irish tiarna and Manx çhiarn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲʰijərˠn̪ˠə/
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ghear‧na

Noun

tighearna m

  1. lord

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Mutation

Mutation of tighearna
radical lenition
tighearna thighearna

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

Further reading