taise
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛz/
Audio (CAN) (file)
Verb
taise
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of taire
Anagrams
- étais
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish taise (“dampness, moistness, softness; tenderness, mercy; weakness, feebleness; swoon, fainting fit, unconsciousness”).
Noun
taise f (genitive singular taise)
- dampness, moistness, humidity
- softness, smoothness, tenderness
- mildness, gentleness; kindness, compassion
Declension
Declension of taise
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish taise (“dead body, corpse, remains; relics of a saint; remnant, remains, ruins; manes, spirit, ghost”).
Noun
taise f (genitive singular taise, nominative plural taisí)
- doppelganger, fetch, wraith
- shade, apparition, ghost
- remains, relics
- ruins
Declension
Declension of taise
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Alternative forms
- tais f
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
taise
- inflection of tais (“damp, moist, humid; soft, smooth, tender; mild, gentle; kind, compassionate; soft, weak, indulgent”):
- genitive feminine singular
- nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
- comparative degree
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
taise | thaise | dtaise |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Entries containing “taise” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “taise” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “taise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 taise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 taise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language