tincéir

Irish

Alternative forms

• tinncéir (obsolete)
• tincléir, tincleoir

Etymology

Borrowed from English tinker.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [tʲiːɲˈceːɾʲ]

Noun

tincéir m (genitive singular tincéara, nominative plural tincéirí)

1. (derogatory) tinker, knacker, itinerant

   Synonym: taistealaí

Declension

Declension of tincéir (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative tincéir tincéirí vocative a thincéir a thincéirí genitive tincéara tincéirí dative tincéir tincéirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tincéir na tincéirí genitive an tincéara na dtincéirí dative leis an tincéir don tincéir leis na tincéirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of tincéir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tincéir	thincéir	dtincéir

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tincéir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tincéir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tincéir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024