canúint na tíre
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “dialect of the country”
Noun edit
canúint na tíre f (genitive singular canúint na tíre, nominative plural canúintí na tíre)
- (linguistics) vernacular
- Synonyms: teanga an phobail, teanga choiteann, teanga dhúchais
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| canúint na tíre | chanúint na tíre | gcanúint na tíre |
| 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) “canúint na tíre”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “canúint na tíre” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.