tulach

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊlˠəx/, /ˈt̪ˠʊl̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊlˠa(x)/, /ˈt̪ˠʊl̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

tulach f (genitive singular tulaí, nominative plural tulacha)

1. hillock

Declension

Declension of tulach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative tulach tulacha vocative a thulach a thulacha genitive tulaí tulach dative tulach tulaigh (archaic, dialectal) tulacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tulach na tulacha genitive na tulaí na dtulach dative leis an tulach leis an tulaigh (archaic, dialectal) don tulach don tulaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na tulacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of tulach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tulach	thulach	dtulach

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) “tulach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN