Turcach
See also: turcach
Irish
Etymology
From an Tuirc (“Turkey”) + -ach.
Adjective
Turcach (genitive singular masculine Turcaigh, genitive singular feminine Turcaí, plural Turcacha, not comparable)
- Turkish
Declension
Declension of Turcach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Turcach | Thurcach | Turcacha; Thurcacha² | |
Vocative | Thurcaigh | Turcacha | ||
Genitive | Turcaí | Turcacha | Turcach | |
Dative | Turcach; Thurcach¹ | Thurcach; Thurcaigh (archaic) | Turcacha; Thurcacha² | |
Comparative | níos Turcaí | |||
Superlative | is Turcaí |
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
- folcadán Turcach m (“Turkish bath”) (place)
- folcadh Turcach m (“Turkish bath”) (steam bath)
Related terms
- An Tuirc f (“Turkey”)
Noun
Turcach m (genitive singular Turcaigh, nominative plural Turcaigh)
- Turk
Declension
Declension of Turcach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Turcach | Thurcach | dTurcach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
- Otamánach (“Ottoman”, adjective)
- Otamánach m (“Ottoman”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Turcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Turcach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Turcach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.