tairnge

Irish

Noun

tairnge m (genitive singular tairnge, nominative plural tairngí)

  1. Superseded spelling of tairne (nail (metal fastener)).

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tairnge thairnge dtairnge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (nail).

Noun

tairnge m

  1. nail, spike, peg

Descendants

  • Irish: tairne
  • Scottish Gaelic: tàirnge, tàirng, tarrang, tarrag

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
tairngethairngetairnge
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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