taig
See also: Taig
English
Etymology
From the Irish first name Tadhg, and thus probably cognate to Teagan and Tegan.
Noun
taig (plural taigs)
- (Britain, especially Scotland and Northern Ireland, derogatory) A Catholic.
Anagrams
- Gita, gait
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish taika.
Noun
taig (genitive taia, partitive taiga)
- a pagan ritual or spell
- Ta tunneb taiga, kuidas ussi peletada.
- He knows the spell to repel the snake.
Declension
Declension of taig (type leib)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | taig | taiad |
| genitive | taia | taigade |
| partitive | taiga | taigu / taigasid |
| illative | taiga / taiasse | taigadesse / taiusse |
| inessive | taias | taigades |
| elative | taiast | taigadest |
| allative | taiale | taigadele |
| adessive | taial | taigadel |
| ablative | taialt | taigadelt |
| translative | taiaks | taigadeks |
| terminative | taiani | taigadeni |
| essive | taiana | taigadena |
| abessive | taiata | taigadeta |
| comitative | taiaga | taigadega |
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- tig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taɣʲ/
Noun
taig n
- dative singular of tech
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| taig | thaig | taig pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||