tulach

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊlˠəx/, /ˈt̪ˠʊl̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊlˠa(x)/, /ˈt̪ˠʊl̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

tulach f (genitive singular tulaí, nominative plural tulacha)

1. hillock

Declension

Declension of tulach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tulach tulacha Vocative a thulach a thulacha Genitive tulaí tulach Dative tulach tulaigh (archaic, dialectal) tulacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tulach na tulacha Genitive na tulaí na dtulach Dative leis an tulach leis an tulaigh (archaic, dialectal) don tulach don tulaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na tulacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tulach	thulach	dtulach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tulach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN