Turcach

See also: turcach

Irish

Etymology

From an Tuirc (“Turkey”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Turcach (genitive singular masculine Turcaigh, genitive singular feminine Turcaí, plural Turcacha, not comparable)

1. Turkish

Declension

Declension of Turcach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Turcach	Thurcach	Turcacha; Thurcacha²
Vocative	Thurcaigh		Turcacha
Genitive		Turcaí	Turcacha	Turcach
Dative	Turcach; Thurcach¹	Thurcach; Thurcaigh (archaic)	Turcacha; Thurcacha²
Comparative	níos Turcaí
Superlative	is Turcaí

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

Derived terms

• folcadán Turcach m (“Turkish bath”) (place)
• folcadh Turcach m (“Turkish bath”) (steam bath)

 

Related terms

• An Tuirc f (“Turkey”)

Noun

Turcach m (genitive singular Turcaigh, nominative plural Turcaigh)

1. Turk

Declension

Declension of Turcach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Turcach Turcaigh Vocative a Thurcaigh a Thurcacha Genitive Turcaigh Turcach Dative Turcach Turcaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Turcach na Turcaigh Genitive an Turcaigh na dTurcach Dative leis an Turcach don Turcach leis na Turcaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Turcach	Thurcach	dTurcach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• Otamánach (“Ottoman”, adjective)
• Otamánach m (“Ottoman”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Turcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Turcach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Turcach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024