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tanaí
tanaí
Irish
Alternative forms
- tana, tanaidhe, tanaidh (obsolete)
Adjective
tanaí (comparative tanaí or tanaíocha)
Declension
Declension of tanaí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | tanaí | thanaí | tanaí; thanaí² |
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| Vocative | thanaí | tanaí | ||
| Genitive | tanaí | tanaí | tanaí | |
| Dative | tanaí; thanaí¹ |
thanaí | tanaí; thanaí² |
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| Comparative | níos tanaí | |||
| Superlative | is tanaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Alternative comparative form: tanaíocha
Noun
tanaí f (genitive singular tanaí, nominative plural tanaíocha)
Declension
Declension of tanaí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- caol
- tanalach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tanaí | thanaí | dtanaí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "tanaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “tanaide” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.