turcaí

Irish

Alternative forms

• turcach

Etymology

Borrowed from English turkey.

Noun

turcaí m (genitive singular turcaí, nominative plural turcaithe)

1. turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Declension

Declension of turcaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative turcaí turcaithe vocative a thurcaí a thurcaithe genitive turcaí turcaithe dative turcaí turcaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an turcaí na turcaithe genitive an turcaí na dturcaithe dative leis an turcaí don turcaí leis na turcaithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of turcaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
turcaí	thurcaí	dturcaí

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “turcaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN