teagasc
Irish
Alternative forms
- tionchosc
- teagasg, teagosc, teagosg, teagusg, tionchosg (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲaɡəsˠk/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish tecosc, from Old Irish to- + in- + com- + the root of seichid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic teagasg.
Noun
teagasc m (genitive singular teagaisc, nominative plural teagasca)
- verbal noun of teagasc
- teaching, doctrine
- teagasc na hEaglaise ― the teaching/doctrine of the Church
- Synonym: foirceadal
- instruction, tuition
- precept
- moral (moral significance or practical lesson)
- Synonyms: ceacht, múineadh
- (literary) incantation
- Synonyms: ortha, briocht
Declension
Declension of teagasc
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- inteagaisc
- mionteagasc
- sotheagaisc
- teagascach
- teagasc Críostaí (“Christian doctrine, catechism”)
- teagasc seanchaite (“shibboleth”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish tecoiscid, denominal from etymology 1.
Verb
teagasc (present analytic teagascann, future analytic teagascfaidh, verbal noun teagasc, past participle teagasctha)
- to teach, instruct, tutor
- Synonym: múin
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | teagascaim | teagascann tú; teagascair† | teagascann sé, sí | teagascaimid | teagascann sibh | teagascann siad; teagascaid† | a theagascann; a theagascas / a dteagascann*; a dteagascas* | teagasctar |
past | theagasc mé; theagascas | theagasc tú; theagascais | theagasc sé, sí | theagascamar; theagasc muid | theagasc sibh; theagascabhair | theagasc siad; theagascadar | a theagasc / ar theagasc* | teagascadh | |
past habitual | theagascainn / dteagascainn‡‡ | theagasctá / dteagasctᇇ | theagascadh sé, sí / dteagascadh sé, s퇇 | theagascaimis; theagascadh muid / dteagascaimis‡‡; dteagascadh muid‡‡ | theagascadh sibh / dteagascadh sibh‡‡ | theagascaidís; theagascadh siad / dteagascaidís‡‡; dteagascadh siad‡‡ | a theagascadh / a dteagascadh* | theagasctaí / dteagascta퇇 | |
future | teagascfaidh mé; teagascfad | teagascfaidh tú; teagascfair† | teagascfaidh sé, sí | teagascfaimid; teagascfaidh muid | teagascfaidh sibh | teagascfaidh siad; teagascfaid† | a theagascfaidh; a theagascfas / a dteagascfaidh*; a dteagascfas* | teagascfar | |
conditional | theagascfainn / dteagascfainn‡‡ | theagascfá / dteagascfᇇ | theagascfadh sé, sí / dteagascfadh sé, s퇇 | theagascfaimis; theagascfadh muid / dteagascfaimis‡‡; dteagascfadh muid‡‡ | theagascfadh sibh / dteagascfadh sibh‡‡ | theagascfaidís; theagascfadh siad / dteagascfaidís‡‡; dteagascfadh siad‡‡ | a theagascfadh / a dteagascfadh* | theagascfaí / dteagascfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go dteagasca mé; go dteagascad† | go dteagasca tú; go dteagascair† | go dteagasca sé, sí | go dteagascaimid; go dteagasca muid | go dteagasca sibh | go dteagasca siad; go dteagascaid† | — | go dteagasctar |
past | dá dteagascainn | dá dteagasctá | dá dteagascadh sé, sí | dá dteagascaimis; dá dteagascadh muid | dá dteagascadh sibh | dá dteagascaidís; dá dteagascadh siad | — | dá dteagasctaí | |
imperative | teagascaim | teagasc | teagascadh sé, sí | teagascaimis | teagascaigí; teagascaidh† | teagascaidís | — | teagasctar | |
verbal noun | teagasc | ||||||||
past participle | teagasctha |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- teagascóir
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
teagasc | theagasc | dteagasc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “teagasc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tecosc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tecoiscid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “teagasc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 725
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “teagascaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 725
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “teagasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN