# tuilleadh
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* tilleadh (Cois Fharraige, Ulster)

### Etymology

From Old Irish tuilled (“increase”), verbal noun of do·lína (“increases, adds to”).

### Pronunciation

* Noun:
** (Munster) IPA: /ˈt̪ˠɪlʲə/
** (Galway) IPA: /ˈtʲil̠ʲə/
** (Mayo, Ulster) IPA: /ˈtʲil̠ʲuː/
* Autonomous past verb form:
** (Munster) IPA: /ˈt̪ˠɪlʲəɡ/
** (Galway) IPA: /ˈtʲil̠ʲəvˠ/
** (Mayo, Ulster) IPA: /ˈtʲil̠ʲuː/
* Imperative verb form:
** (Munster) IPA: /ˈt̪ˠɪlʲəx/
** (Galway) IPA: (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈtʲil̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈtʲil̠ʲəx/
** (Mayo, Ulster) IPA: (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈtʲil̠ʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈtʲil̠ʲuː/

### Noun

tuilleadh m (genitive singular tuillidh)
* (literary) (act of) adding to, increasing
* addition, increase; more

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
tuilleadh
vocative
a thuillidh
genitive
tuillidh
dative
tuilleadh
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an tuilleadh
genitive
an tuillidh
dative
leis an tuilleadh don tuilleadh :

#### Derived terms

* a thuilleadh (“any more”)

#### Descendants

* → English: tilly

### Verb

tuilleadh
* inflection of tuill:
** autonomous past indicative
** third-person singular imperative

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tuilled”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 108, page 59
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 245
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 202.6, page 96
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 450, page 124
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 223, page 83

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuilleadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tuilleadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “tuilleadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish tuilled (“(act of) increasing, adding to; increase, additional quantity, supplement”), verbal noun of do·lína (“increases, adds to”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt̪ʰɯʎəɣ/
* Lewis
** (Ness) IPA: [ˈt̪ʰiʎəɣ]
** (Bernera) IPA: [ˈt̪ʰɯʎəɣ]
** (Lochs) IPA: [ˈt̪ʰɨʎəɣ]

### Noun

tuilleadh m (genitive singular tuilleadh, no plural)
* more (additional amount or number), encore

### Adverb

tuilleadh
* more
    Bidh tuilleadh agam an-ath-sheachdain. ― I'll have more next week.
* again, any more
    Chan eil gaol agam ort tuilleadh. ― I don't love you any more.
    Cha tàinig e tuilleadh. ― He didn't come again/any more.

#### Usage notes

* Followed by a noun in the genitive case, the preposition de and a noun in the dative case, or a prepositional pronoun derived from de:
    tuilleadh obrach ― more work
    tuilleadh de luchd-turais ― more tourists
    tuilleadh dhiubh ― more of them
* Used in the sense "additional":
    Gheibh mi tuilleadh airgid am bliadhna. ― I'll get more money this year. (= in addition to what I already have)
    Gheibh sibh tuilleadh fiosrachaidh on oifis againn. ― You'll get further information from our office.
* In the sense "more than before", "more than somebody/something else", "more than necessary" etc, barrachd is used instead:
    Fhuair mi barrachd airgid am bliadhna. ― I got more money this year. (= than last year, than usual etc)

#### Derived terms

* a thuilleadh air
* a thuilleadh air sin
* tuilleadh is

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tuilled”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Donald A. Morrison (2020) Modularity and stratification in phonology: Evidence from Scottish Gaelic (Thesis)‎, Manchester: University of Manchester
* ↑ Donald A. Morrison (2020) Modularity and stratification in phonology: Evidence from Scottish Gaelic (Thesis)‎, Manchester: University of Manchester
* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “tuilleadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN