urtheilgean

Irish

Etymology

From ur- (“over-”) +‎ teilgean (“cast, throw, projection”).

Noun

urtheilgean m (genitive singular urtheilgin, nominative plural urtheilgin)

1. (rhetoric) hyperbole

   Synonym: hipearbóil

Declension

Declension of urtheilgean

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative urtheilgean urtheilgin Vocative a urtheilgin a urtheilgeana Genitive urtheilgin urtheilgean Dative urtheilgean urtheilgin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-urtheilgean na hurtheilgin Genitive an urtheilgin na n-urtheilgean Dative leis an urtheilgean don urtheilgean leis na hurtheilgin

Related terms

• urtheilgeach (“hyperbolic”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urtheilgean	n-urtheilgean	hurtheilgean	t-urtheilgean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “urtheilgean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “urtheilgean” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.