an t-uisce

T-Prefix Before Masculine Vowels

Level 1

A masculine singular common-case noun beginning with a vowel normally takes t- after an: an t-uisce. Exceptions include euro, iomad and oiread; this is not the feminine pattern.

How It Works

A masculine singular common-case noun beginning with a vowel normally takes t- after an: an t-uisce. Exceptions include euro, iomad and oiread; this is not the feminine pattern.

Before a vowel-initial masculine singular noun in the common case, the article normally adds t-. The written standard excludes euro, iomad and oiread from this t-prefix rule. Use a hyphen before a lowercase vowel, as in an t-uisce. This does not mean that every vowel-initial noun takes t-: feminine nouns and other cases follow different rules.

Examples (3)

  1. Tá an t-uisce fuar.

    The water is cold.

  2. Tá an t-arán úr.

    The bread is fresh.

  3. Tá an t-athair anseo.

    The father is here.

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an t-uisceLevel 1T-Prefix Before Masculine Vowels

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Words in This Pattern

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