tuth
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
tuth f (genitive singular tuithe)
- odour, stench, funk
- Synonym: bréantas
Declension
Declension of tuth
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Interjection
tuth!
- what a stench!
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tuth | thuth | dtuth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tuth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “tuth” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tuth” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Middle English
Noun
tuth
- Alternative form of tothe