tuí
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tui"
Irish
Alternative forms
- tuighe (Ulster, otherwise obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish tuige (“covering, roofing, thatch”). Cognate with English thatch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠiə/[1] (corresponding to the form tuighe)
Noun
tuí f (genitive singular tuí)
- thatch
- straw
Declension
Declension of tuí
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- leaba thuí (“pallet”)
- tuíchlár (“strawboard”)
- tuíodóir (“thatcher”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tuí | thuí | dtuí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tuí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “tuiġe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 764
- Entries containing “tuí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tuí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Mandarin
Romanization
tuí (tui2, Zhuyin ㄊㄨㄟˊ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 僇.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墤.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尵.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弚.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橔.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 穨.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘈.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹪.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隤.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頹.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頺.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頽.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 颓.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 餿.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魋.