Irish

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Etymology

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tras- +‎ inscne + -ach. Calque of English transgender.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠasˠˈɪn̠ʲʃ(c)nʲəx/

Adjective

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trasinscneach (genitive singular masculine trasinscnigh, genitive singular feminine trasinscní, plural trasinscneacha, not comparable)

  1. transgender

Declension

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Declension of trasinscneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative trasinscneach thrasinscneach trasinscneacha;
thrasinscneacha2
vocative thrasinscnigh trasinscneacha
genitive trasinscní trasinscneacha trasinscneach
dative trasinscneach;
thrasinscneach1
thrasinscneach;
thrasinscnigh (archaic)
trasinscneacha;
thrasinscneacha2
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.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of trasinscneach
radical lenition eclipsis
trasinscneach thrasinscneach dtrasinscneach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • trasinscneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025