Tuircis

Irish

Etymology

From an Tuirc (“Turkey”) +‎ -is (“-ish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊɾʲcɪʃ/

Noun

Tuircis f (genitive Tuircise)

1. the Turkish language

Declension

Declension of Tuircis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Tuircis vocative a Thuircis genitive Tuircise dative Tuircis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Tuircis genitive na Tuircise dative leis an Tuircis don Tuircis

Related terms

• Turcach (“Turkish”, adjective)
• Turcach m (“Turk”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Tuircis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Tuircis	Thuircis	dTuircis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Tuircis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Turkish”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Tuircis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm