tuilleamaíoch
Irish
Alternative forms
- tuilleamuidheach (superseded)[1]
- tuilleamh-mbuidheach (archaic)[2]
Etymology
From tuilleamaí + -ach.
Adjective
tuilleamaíoch (genitive singular masculine tuilleamaíoch, genitive singular feminine tuilleamaíche, plural tuilleamaíocha, comparative tuilleamaíche)
Declension
Declension of tuilleamaíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | tuilleamaíoch | thuilleamaíoch | tuilleamaíocha; thuilleamaíocha² | |
| Vocative | thuilleamaíoch | tuilleamaíocha | ||
| Genitive | tuilleamaíche | tuilleamaíocha | tuilleamaíoch | |
| Dative | tuilleamaíoch; thuilleamaíoch¹ |
thuilleamaíoch | tuilleamaíocha; thuilleamaíocha² | |
| Comparative | níos tuilleamaíche | |||
| Superlative | is tuilleamaíche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
References
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “tuilleamuiḋeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “tuilleaṁ-mbuiḋeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 294, page 104
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuilleamaíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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