máthairtheanga

Irish

Etymology

From máthair (“mother”) +‎ teanga (“language”).

Noun

máthairtheanga f (genitive singular máthairtheanga, nominative plural máthairtheangacha)

1. (linguistics) mother tongue

Declension

Declension of máthairtheanga (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative máthairtheanga máthairtheangacha vocative a mháthairtheanga a mháthairtheangacha genitive máthairtheanga máthairtheangacha dative máthairtheanga máthairtheangacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mháthairtheanga na máthairtheangacha genitive na máthairtheanga na máthairtheangacha dative leis an máthairtheanga don mháthairtheanga leis na máthairtheangacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of máthairtheanga

radical	lenition	eclipsis
máthairtheanga	mháthairtheanga	not applicable

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

Further reading

• “máthairtheanga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025