Tuscánach
Irish
Etymology
From An Tuscáin (“Tuscany”) + -ach.
Adjective
Tuscánach (genitive singular masculine Tuscánaigh, genitive singular feminine Tuscánaí, plural Tuscánacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Tuscánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Tuscánach | Thuscánach | Tuscánacha; Thuscánacha² | |
| Vocative | Thuscánaigh | Tuscánacha | ||
| Genitive | Tuscánaí | Tuscánacha | Tuscánach | |
| Dative | Tuscánach; Thuscánach¹ |
Thuscánach; Thuscánaigh (archaic) |
Tuscánacha; Thuscánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Tuscánaí | |||
| Superlative | is Tuscánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Declension of Tuscánach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Tuscánach | Thuscánach | dTuscánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Tuscánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Tuscánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Tuscánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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