tairne

== Irish == === Alternative forms === tairnge (superseded) === Etymology === From Middle Irish tairnge, from Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to drill, rub”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑːɾˠnʲə/, /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠnʲə/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑːɾˠn̠ʲə/, /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠn̠ʲə/ === Noun === tairne m (genitive singular tairne, nominative plural tairní) nail (a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tairne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “tairne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “tairne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026