tuilleamaí

Irish

Alternative forms

• tuilleamaidhe, tuilleamaighe, tuilleamuidhe, tuilleamuighe (superseded)
• tuilleamh buí
• tuilleamh mbuidhe (archaic)

Etymology

Univerbation of tuilleamh buí, literally “earning thanks”, from Old Irish tuillem buide (“currying favor, adultation”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɪl̠ʲəmˠiː/ (as if spelled tilleamaí)

Noun

tuilleamaí m (genitive singular tuilleamaí)

1. dependence (chiefly but not exclusively in the phrase i dtuilleamaí)

Declension

Declension of tuilleamaí (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative tuilleamaí vocative a thuilleamaí genitive tuilleamaí dative tuilleamaí forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tuilleamaí genitive an tuilleamaí dative leis an tuilleamaí don tuilleamaí

Derived terms

• i dtuilleamaí
• neamhthuilleamaí
• neamhthuilleamaíoch
• neamhthuilleamaíocht
• tuilleamaíoch
• tuilleamaíocht

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of tuilleamaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tuilleamaí	thuilleamaí	dtuilleamaí

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “tuilleaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuilleamaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN