tuirne
Irish
tuirne
Alternative forms
- túirne (superseded)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠuːɾˠn̠ʲə/
Noun
tuirne m (genitive singular tuirne, nominative plural tuirní)
- spinning wheel (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle)
Declension
Declension of tuirne
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- tuirneáil (“(act of) beating, trouncing”)
- tuirne lín (“goatsucker, nightjar”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tuirne | thuirne | dtuirne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuirne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “tuirne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tuirne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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