tuirne

Irish

tuirne

Alternative forms

• túirne (superseded)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠuːɾˠn̠ʲə/

Noun

tuirne m (genitive singular tuirne, nominative plural tuirní)

1. spinning wheel (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle)

Declension

Declension of tuirne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tuirne tuirní Vocative a thuirne a thuirní Genitive tuirne tuirní Dative tuirne tuirní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tuirne na tuirní Genitive an tuirne na dtuirní Dative leis an tuirne don tuirne leis na tuirní

Derived terms

• tuirneáil (“(act of) beating, trouncing”)
• tuirne lín (“goatsucker, nightjar”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tuirne	thuirne	dtuirne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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