Tuircis

Irish

Etymology

From an Tuirc (“Turkey”) +‎ -is (“-ish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊɾʲcɪʃ/

Noun

Tuircis f (genitive Tuircise)

1. the Turkish language

Declension

Declension of Tuircis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Tuircis Vocative a Thuircis Genitive Tuircise Dative Tuircis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Tuircis Genitive na Tuircise Dative leis an Tuircis don Tuircis

Related terms

• Turcach (“Turkish”, adjective)
• Turcach m (“Turk”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Tuircis	Thuircis	dTuircis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Tuircis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Turkish”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Tuircis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm