tirim
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tírim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲɪɾʲəmʲ/
- (West Muskerry) IPA(key): /tʲɾʲɪmʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛɾʲəmʲ/
Declension
May be declined either as in table 1 (regular) or in table 2 (irregular):
- Table 1
Declension of tirim
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | tirim | thirim | tirime; thirime² | |
Vocative | thirim | tirime | ||
Genitive | tirime | tirime | tirim | |
Dative | tirim; thirim¹ |
thirim | tirime; thirime² | |
Comparative | níos tirime | |||
Superlative | is tirime |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Table 2
Declension of tirim
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | tirim | thirim | tiorma; thiorma² | |
Vocative | thirim | tiorma | ||
Genitive | tirime | tiorma | tirim | |
Dative | tirim; thirim¹ |
thirim | tiorma; thiorma² | |
Comparative | níos tiorma | |||
Superlative | is tiorma |
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
- airgead tirim (“cash”)
- casacht chrua thirim (“hacking cough”)
Related terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tirim | thirim | dtirim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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