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tionchar

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish tinchor (contribution), from Old Irish tinchur, tincur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tionchar m (genitive singular tionchair, nominative plural tionchair)

  1. influence, impact (significant or strong influence)
    • 2007 February 8, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, “Sláinte”, in Irish Aid[1], retrieved 2012-10-02:
      Is ar na bochtáin, go háirithe i dtíortha ina bhfuil daoine ar ioncam íseal, atá an t-ualach is mó maidir le breoiteacht agus le drochshláinte, agus is acusan atá an rochtain is lú ar sheirbhísí cúraim shláinte agus is lú atá in ann déileáil le tionchar an tinnis agus teacht as.
      The poor, and especially those in low-income countries, bear the highest burden of sickness and ill health, have the least access to health care services, and are least equipped to cope with and recover from the impact of illness. (original from which above was translated)
  2. effect

Declension

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Declension of tionchar (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative tionchar tionchair
vocative a thionchair a thionchara
genitive tionchair tionchar
dative tionchar tionchair
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tionchar na tionchair
genitive an tionchair na dtionchar
dative leis an tionchar
don tionchar
leis na tionchair

Mutation

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Mutated forms of tionchar
radical lenition eclipsis
tionchar thionchar dtionchar

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

Further reading

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