talamh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish talam,[1] from Proto-Celtic *talamū, from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂-mon-, root *telh₂- (compare Latin tellus (“earth”)).
Pronunciation
Declension
- Feminine declension
Declension of talamh
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Masculine declension
Declension of talamh
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plural: taltaí (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
- arcán talún (“aardvark, anteater”)
- ardtalamh
- ceapach thalún (“plot of land”)
- cnó talún (“earth-nut”)
- droichead talún (“land bridge”)
- eidhneán talún m (“ground ivy”)
- maidhm thalún (“landslide”)
- ó thalamh (“fundamentally, thoroughly”)
- os cionn talún/talaimh (“above ground”)
- péist talún f (“earthworm”)
- Talamh an Éisc (“Newfoundland”)
- talamh ard (“high ground, upland”)
- talamh feirme (“farmland”)
- Talamh Naofa (“the Holy Land”)
- talamhchrith (“earthquake”)
- talamhiarrthach (“terricolous”, adjective)
- talamhiata (“landlocked”, adjective)
- talamhluas (“ground speed”)
- talmhaí (“agriculturist; earthly”)
- talmhaigh (“to earth”, verb)
- tiarna talún (“landlord”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| talamh | thalamh | dtalamh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “talam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 82
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 127
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “talamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “talamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “talamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic *talamū, from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥-mon-, root *tel- (compare Latin tellus (“earth”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰal̪ˠəv/, /ˈt̪ʰal̪ˠʊ/
Noun
talamh m or f (genitive singular talmhainn, plural talamhan or talmhainnean)
Declension
Declension of talamh (type Vc masculine noun)
Declension of talamh (type Vc feminine noun)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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| Radical | Lenition |
| talamh | thalamh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “talamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “talam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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