tíograch
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tíograch (genitive singular masculine tíograigh, genitive singular feminine tíograí, plural tíogracha, not comparable)
- tiger (attributive)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | tíograch | thíograch | tíogracha; thíogracha2 | |
| vocative | thíograigh | tíogracha | ||
| genitive | tíograí | tíogracha | tíograch | |
| dative | tíograch; thíograch1 |
thíograch; thíograigh (archaic) |
tíogracha; thíogracha2 | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| tíograch | thíograch | dtíograch |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- “tíograch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024