taosach
Irish
Etymology
From taos (“dough; paste”) + -ach.
Adjective
taosach (genitive singular masculine taosaigh, genitive singular feminine taosaí, plural taosacha, comparative taosaí)
- doughy
- Synonym: práibeach
- pasty
Declension
Declension of taosach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | taosach | thaosach | taosacha; thaosacha² | |
Vocative | thaosaigh | taosacha | ||
Genitive | taosaí | taosacha | taosach | |
Dative | taosach; thaosach¹ | thaosach; thaosaigh (archaic) | taosacha; thaosacha² | |
Comparative | níos taosaí | |||
Superlative | is taosaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
taosach | thaosach | dtaosach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “taosach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “doughy” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Further reading
- Entries containing “taosach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.