tairne

Irish

Alternative forms

• tairnge (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish tairnge, from Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to drill, rub”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑːɾˠn̠ʲə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠn̠ʲə/

Noun

tairne m (genitive singular tairne, nominative plural tairní)

1. nail (spike-shaped metal fastener)

Declension

Declension of tairne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tairne tairní Vocative a thairne a thairní Genitive tairne tairní Dative tairne tairní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tairne na tairní Genitive an tairne na dtairní Dative leis an tairne don tairne leis na tairní

Derived terms

• scriú-thairne
• tairne aisil
• tairne barrtha
• tairne ceárta
• tairne comhla
• tairne crúcach
• tairne leacaithe
• tairne murláin
• tairne ramhar
• tairne seaca
• tairne spíce
• tairneáil
• tairneoir

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tairne	thairne	dtairne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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