taisc

taisc

Irish

Alternative forms

• taiscigh
• taisg, taisgidh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish taiscid, from Old Irish do·coisig or do·osaig, both derivatives of saigid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic taisg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠaʃc/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠæʃc/

Verb

taisc (present analytic taisceann, future analytic taiscfidh, verbal noun taisceadh, past participle taiscthe)

1. to store up, hoard, lay up
2. to guard, keep
3. to deposit (put money or funds into an account)

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	taiscim	taisceann tú; taiscir†	taisceann sé, sí	taiscimid	taisceann sibh	taisceann siad; taiscid†	a thaisceann; a thaisceas / a dtaisceann*; a dtaisceas*	taisctear
	past	thaisc mé; thaisceas	thaisc tú; thaiscis	thaisc sé, sí	thaisceamar; thaisc muid	thaisc sibh; thaisceabhair	thaisc siad; thaisceadar	a thaisc / ar thaisc*	taisceadh
	past habitual	thaiscinn / dtaiscinn‡‡	thaiscteá / dtaiscteᇇ	thaisceadh sé, sí / dtaisceadh sé, s퇇	thaiscimis; thaisceadh muid / dtaiscimis‡‡; dtaisceadh muid‡‡	thaisceadh sibh / dtaisceadh sibh‡‡	thaiscidís; thaisceadh siad / dtaiscidís‡‡; dtaisceadh siad‡‡	a thaisceadh / a dtaisceadh*	thaisctí / dtaisct퇇
	future	taiscfidh mé; taiscfead	taiscfidh tú; taiscfir†	taiscfidh sé, sí	taiscfimid; taiscfidh muid	taiscfidh sibh	taiscfidh siad; taiscfid†	a thaiscfidh; a thaiscfeas / a dtaiscfidh*; a dtaiscfeas*	taiscfear
conditional		thaiscfinn / dtaiscfinn‡‡	thaiscfeá / dtaiscfeᇇ	thaiscfeadh sé, sí / dtaiscfeadh sé, s퇇	thaiscfimis; thaiscfeadh muid / dtaiscfimis‡‡; dtaiscfeadh muid‡‡	thaiscfeadh sibh / dtaiscfeadh sibh‡‡	thaiscfidís; thaiscfeadh siad / dtaiscfidís‡‡; dtaiscfeadh siad‡‡	a thaiscfeadh / a dtaiscfeadh*	thaiscfí / dtaiscf퇇
subjunctive	present	go dtaisce mé; go dtaiscead†	go dtaisce tú; go dtaiscir†	go dtaisce sé, sí	go dtaiscimid; go dtaisce muid	go dtaisce sibh	go dtaisce siad; go dtaiscid†	—	go dtaisctear
	past	dá dtaiscinn	dá dtaiscteá	dá dtaisceadh sé, sí	dá dtaiscimis; dá dtaisceadh muid	dá dtaisceadh sibh	dá dtaiscidís; dá dtaisceadh siad	—	dá dtaisctí
imperative		taiscim	taisc	taisceadh sé, sí	taiscimis	taiscigí; taiscidh†	taiscidís	—	taisctear
verbal noun		taisceadh
past participle		taiscthe

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• taisc-chill

Related terms

• taisce

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taisc	thaisc	dtaisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “taisc” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “do-coisig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 taiscid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “taiscim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 711.
• "taisc" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.