tobac

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tabaco.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ˠəˈbˠak/

Noun

tobac m (genitive singular tobac)

  1. tobacco

Declension
Declension of tobac

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative tobac
Vocative a thobac
Genitive tobac
Dative tobac

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an tobac
Genitive an tobac
Dative leis an tobac

don tobac

Derived terms
  • caiteoir tobac (“smoker”)
  • caitheamh tobac (“tobacco-smoking”)
  • carráiste tobac (“smoking-carriage, smoking-compartment”)
  • cnámhóg thobac, gríodán tobac (“dottle”)
  • ocras tobac (“craving for tobacco”)
  • píopa tobac (“tobacco-pipe; pipeful of tobacco”)
  • siopa tobac (“tobacconist's shop”)
  • spaga tobac (“tobacco-pouch”)
  • súlachas tobac (“tobacco juice”)
  • sú tobac (“nicotine”)
  • tobacadóir (“tobacconist”)
  • tobac coganta (“chewing tobacco”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tobac thobac dtobac
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "tobac" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “tobac” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “tobac” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • Entries containing “tobac” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “tobac” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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