tlú

See also: tlu and tłu

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪ˠl̪ˠuː/, /t̪ˠlˠuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠlˠʊ̃h/, /t̪ˠl̪ˠʊ̃h/[1]

Noun

tlú m (genitive singular tlú, nominative plural tlúnna)

tongs

Declension

Declension of tlú

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tlú	tlúnna
Vocative	a thlú	a thlúnna
Genitive	tlú	tlúnna
Dative	tlú	tlúnna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an tlú	na tlúnna
Genitive	an tlú	na dtlúnna
Dative	leis an tlú don tlú	leis na tlúnna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tlú	thlú	dtlú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 77

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tlú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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