taismhéadrach
Irish
Etymology
From tais- (“hygro-”) + -méadrach (“-metric”).
Noun
taismhéadrach (genitive singular masculine taismhéadraigh, genitive singular feminine taismhéadraí, plural taismhéadracha)
Declension
Declension of taismhéadrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | taismhéadrach | thaismhéadrach | taismhéadracha; thaismhéadracha² | |
| Vocative | thaismhéadraigh | taismhéadracha | ||
| Genitive | taismhéadraí | taismhéadracha | taismhéadrach | |
| Dative | taismhéadrach; thaismhéadrach¹ |
thaismhéadrach; thaismhéadraigh (archaic) |
taismhéadracha; thaismhéadracha² | |
| Comparative | níos taismhéadraí | |||
| Superlative | is taismhéadraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- taismhéadar m (“hygrometer”)
- taismhéadracht f (“hygrometry”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| taismhéadrach | thaismhéadrach | dtaismhéadrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "taismhéadrach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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