tolltach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish tolltach (“sharp, piercing”).
Adjective edit
tolltach (genitive singular masculine tolltaigh, genitive singular feminine tolltaí, plural tolltacha, comparative tolltaí)
Conjugation edit
Declension of tolltach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | tolltach | tholltach | tolltacha; tholltacha² | |
| Vocative | tholltaigh | tolltacha | ||
| Genitive | tolltaí | tolltacha | tolltach | |
| Dative | tolltach; tholltach¹ |
tholltach; tholltaigh (archaic) |
tolltacha; tholltacha² | |
| Comparative | níos tolltaí | |||
| Superlative | is tolltaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms edit
- toll (“pierce”, verb)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tolltach | tholltach | dtolltach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tolltach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Compare Manx tholtan (“ruined house”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tolltach
Related terms edit
- toll (“hole, cavity, puncture, hollow”)