taisleach
Irish
Alternative forms
- taiseach
Etymology
From tais + -leach
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠæʃl̠ʲa(x)/
Noun
taisleach m (genitive singular taisligh)
- moisture, damp
Declension
Declension of taisleach
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
taisleach | thaisleach | dtaisleach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “taisleach” 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), “taislech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “taisleach” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 712.
- "taisleach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32