máthairtheanga

Irish

Etymology

From máthair (“mother”) +‎ teanga (“language”).

Noun

máthairtheanga f (genitive singular máthairtheanga, nominative plural máthairtheangacha)

  1. (linguistics) mother tongue

Declension
Declension of máthairtheanga

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative máthairtheanga máthairtheangacha
Vocative a mháthairtheanga a mháthairtheangacha
Genitive máthairtheanga máthairtheangacha
Dative máthairtheanga máthairtheangacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mháthairtheanga na máthairtheangacha
Genitive na máthairtheanga na máthairtheangacha
Dative leis an máthairtheanga

don mháthairtheanga

 leis na máthairtheangacha

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
máthairtheanga mháthairtheanga not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Entries containing “máthairtheanga” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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