teifeach
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛfʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛfʲæ(h)/
Noun
teifeach m (genitive singular teifigh, nominative plural teifigh)
- runaway, fugitive
Declension
Declension of teifeach
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Adjective
teifeach (genitive singular masculine theifigh, genitive singular feminine teifí, plural teifeacha, comparative teifí)
- fugitive
Declension
Declension of teifeach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | teifeach | theifeach | teifeacha; theifeacha² | |
Vocative | theifigh | teifeacha | ||
Genitive | teifí | teifeacha | teifeach | |
Dative | teifeach; theifeach¹ | theifeach; theifigh (archaic) | teifeacha; theifeacha² | |
Comparative | níos teifí | |||
Superlative | is teifí |
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 |
teifeach | theifeach | dteifeach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "teifeach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.