tarnochta
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tarnochta (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | tarnochta | tharnochta | tarnochta; tharnochta2 | |
| vocative | tharnochta | tarnochta | ||
| genitive | tarnochta | tarnochta | tarnochta | |
| dative | tarnochta; tharnochta1 |
tharnochta | tarnochta; tharnochta2 | |
| 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.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| tarnochta | tharnochta | dtarnochta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 11
