teilifís
Irish
Etymology
From teili- (“tele-”) + fís (“sight, vision; dream”), a calque of English television with phono-semantic matching.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛlʲɪfʲiːʃ/
Noun
teilifís f (genitive singular teilifíse)
- television (the medium, or the programs collectively)
Declension
Declension of teilifís
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- teilifíseán (“television set”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
teilifís | theilifís | dteilifís |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |