tuismeadh

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

tuismeadh m (genitive singular tuismidh or tuismeadha)

1. conception, procreation

   Synonym: breith

2. parturition

   Synonyms: coimpeart, tuismiú

Declension

Declension of tuismeadh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative tuismeadh vocative a thuismidh genitive tuismidh dative tuismeadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tuismeadh genitive an tuismidh dative leis an tuismeadh don tuismeadh

Related terms

• tuismigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of tuismeadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tuismeadh	thuismeadh	dtuismeadh

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) “tuismeadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tuismeadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tuismeadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025