tarrthálach

Irish

Etymology

From tarrtháil +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠhalˠa(x)/, /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠhal̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

tarrthálach (genitive singular masculine tarrthálaigh, genitive singular feminine tarrthálaí, plural tarrthálacha, comparative tarrthálaí)

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Declension

Declension of tarrthálach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	tarrthálach	tharrthálach	tarrthálacha; tharrthálacha2
vocative	tharrthálaigh		tarrthálacha
genitive		tarrthálaí	strong noun	weak noun
			tarrthálacha	tarrthálach
dative	tarrthálach; tharrthálach1	tharrthálach; tharrthálaigh (archaic)	tarrthálacha; tharrthálacha2
Comparative	níos tarrthálaí
Superlative	is tarrthálaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of tarrthálach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tarrthálach	tharrthálach	dtarrthálach

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “tarrṫálaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tarrthálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN