tuirne

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Irish

tuirne

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠuːɾˠn̠ʲə/

Noun

tuirne m (genitive singular tuirne, nominative plural tuirní)

  1. spinning wheel (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle)

Declension

Declension of tuirne (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative tuirne tuirní
vocative a thuirne a thuirní
genitive tuirne tuirní
dative tuirne tuirní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tuirne na tuirní
genitive an tuirne na dtuirní
dative leis an tuirne
don tuirne 		leis na tuirní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tuirne
radical lenition eclipsis
tuirne thuirne dtuirne

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

References

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