Irish

Noun

talmhaí m ‎(genitive singular talmhaí, nominative plural talmhaithe)

1. agriculturist
2. husbandman

Declension

Synonyms

• (agriculturist): cuireadóir m
• talmhadóir m

Derived terms

• talmhaíocht f ‎(“agriculture”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish talmaide ‎(“terrestrial, of the world; earthly; earthy, made of earth”), from talam ‎(“earth”).

Adjective

talmhaí

1. 1. earthly, terrestrial
   2. worldly(-minded)
   3. earthy (made of clay)
2. thickset, stocky, solid

Derived terms

• galar talmhaí ‎(“epilepsy”)

Mutation

References

• "talmhaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 talmaide” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.