Tuircis

Irish

Etymology

From an Tuirc (“Turkey”) +‎ -is (“-ish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊɾʲcɪʃ/

Noun

Tuircis f (genitive Tuircise)

the Turkish language

Declension

Declension of Tuircis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tuircis
Vocative	a Thuircis
Genitive	Tuircise
Dative	Tuircis

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an Tuircis
Genitive	na Tuircise
Dative	leis an Tuircis don Tuircis

Related terms

Turcach (“Turkish”, adjective)
Turcach m (“Turk”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Tuircis	Thuircis	dTuircis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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