Tighearna

See also: tighearna

Irish

Noun

Tighearna m (genitive singular Tighearna, nominative plural Tighearnaí)

1. Superseded spelling of Tiarna.

Declension

Declension of Tighearna

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative Tighearna Tighearnaí Vocative a Thighearna a Thighearnaí Genitive Tighearna Tighearnaí Dative Tighearna Tighearnaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an Tighearna na Tighearnaí Genitive an Tighearna na dTighearnaí Dative leis an Tighearna don Tighearna leis na Tighearnaí

Proper noun

Tighearna m (genitive Tighearna)

1. Superseded spelling of Tiarna.

Declension

Declension of Tighearna

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Tighearna Vocative a Thighearna Genitive Tighearna Dative Tighearna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Tighearna Genitive an Tighearna Dative leis an Tighearna don Tighearna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Tighearna	Thighearna	dTighearna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From tighearna (“lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲʰijərˠn̪ˠə/
• Hyphenation: Ti‧ghear‧na

Proper noun

Tighearna m

1. Lord, Laird

   Tighearna Mac Dhòmhnaill ― Lord MacDonald

2. (Christianity) Used to refer to God: Lord

   Am freagair Thu m'ùrnaigh, a Thighearna? ― Wilt Thou answer my prayer, O Lord?

Declension

Declension of Tighearna (type III masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Tighearna	Tighearnan
Genitive	Tighearna	Thighearnan
Dative	Tighearna	Tighearnan
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) Tighearna	(na) Tighearnan
Genitive	(an) Tighearna	(nan) Tighearnan
Dative	(an) Tighearna	(na) Tighearnan
Vocative	Thighearna	Thighearnan

Coordinate terms

• Baintighearna (“Lady; Goddess”)

Derived terms

• Ùrnaigh an Tighearna

 

See also

• Triath (“Lord”)

Mutation

Mutation of Tighearna

radical	lenition
Tighearna	Thighearna

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