teicteonach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
teicteonach (genitive singular masculine teicteonaigh, genitive singular feminine teicteonaí, plural teicteonacha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of teicteonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teicteonach | theicteonach | teicteonacha; theicteonacha² | |
| Vocative | theicteonaigh | teicteonacha | ||
| Genitive | teicteonaí | teicteonacha | teicteonach | |
| Dative | teicteonach; theicteonach¹ |
theicteonach; theicteonaigh (archaic) |
teicteonacha; theicteonacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
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 edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teicteonach | theicteonach | dteicteonach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teicteonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “teicteonach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “teicteonach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.