Turcach

See also: turcach

Irish

Etymology

From an Tuirc (“Turkey”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Turcach (genitive singular masculine Turcaigh, genitive singular feminine Turcaí, plural Turcacha, not comparable)

  1. Turkish

Declension
Declension of Turcach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Turcach Thurcach Turcacha;
Thurcacha²
Vocative Thurcaigh Turcacha
Genitive Turcaí Turcacha Turcach
Dative Turcach;
Thurcach¹		 Thurcach;
Thurcaigh (archaic)		 Turcacha;
Thurcacha²
Comparative níos Turcaí
Superlative is Turcaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms
  • folcadán Turcach m (“Turkish bath”) (place)
  • folcadh Turcach m (“Turkish bath”) (steam bath)

Noun

Turcach m (genitive singular Turcaigh, nominative plural Turcaigh)

  1. Turk

Declension
Declension of Turcach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Turcach Turcaigh
Vocative a Thurcaigh a Thurcacha
Genitive Turcaigh Turcach
Dative Turcach Turcaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Turcach na Turcaigh
Genitive an Turcaigh na dTurcach
Dative leis an Turcach

don Turcach

 leis na Turcaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Turcach Thurcach dTurcach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Further reading
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