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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
máthairtheanga	mháthairtheanga	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “máthairtheanga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024