teachta

teachta

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲaxt̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish techt (“messenger”)

Noun

teachta m (genitive singular teachta, nominative plural teachtaí)

1. deputy (legislator)
2. emissary

Declension

Declension of teachta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative teachta teachtaí Vocative a theachta a theachtaí Genitive teachta teachtaí Dative teachta teachtaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an teachta na teachtaí Genitive an teachta na dteachtaí Dative leis an teachta don teachta leis na teachtaí

Derived terms

• Teachta Dála (“Dáil Deputy”)

Further reading

• “teachta” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “2 techt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “teaċta” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 724.
• "teachta" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

teachta

1. genitive singular of teacht
2. genitive singular of teachtadh

Participle

teachta

1. past participle of teacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
teachta	theachta	dteachta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.