trumpa

Irish

Etymology

From Old French trompette.

Noun

trumpa m (genitive singular trumpa, nominative plural trumpaí)

1. trumpet

   Synonyms: stoc, troimpéad

2. Jew's harp

Derived terms

• maor trumpa m (“trumpet-major”)
• trumpa sliogáin m (“conch”)
• trumpadóir m (“trumpeter; loud-mouthed person, prater”)

 

Related terms

• trumpadóireacht f (“(act of) trumpeting”)

Noun

trumpa m (genitive singular trumpa, nominative plural trumpaí)

1. sponger, parasite

Declension

Declension of trumpa (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative trumpa trumpaí vocative a thrumpa a thrumpaí genitive trumpa trumpaí dative trumpa trumpaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an trumpa na trumpaí genitive an trumpa na dtrumpaí dative leis an trumpa don trumpa leis na trumpaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of trumpa

radical	lenition	eclipsis
trumpa	thrumpa	dtrumpa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “trumpa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “trumpa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024