tincéir

Irish

Alternative forms

• tinncéir (obsolete)
• tincléir, tincleoir

Etymology

Borrowed from English tinker.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [tʲiːɲˈceːɾʲ]

Noun

tincéir m (genitive singular tincéara, nominative plural tincéirí)

1. (derogatory) tinker, knacker, itinerant

   Synonym: taistealaí

Declension

Declension of tincéir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tincéir tincéirí Vocative a thincéir a thincéirí Genitive tincéara tincéirí Dative tincéir tincéirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tincéir na tincéirí Genitive an tincéara na dtincéirí Dative leis an tincéir don tincéir leis na tincéirí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tincéir	thincéir	dtincéir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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