i dtaobh

Irish

Preposition

i dtaobh (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. about
   • 2007, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Breandán Ó Doibhlin, An Prionsa Beag, Dublin: Read Ireland, →ISBN, page 1:

     Nuair a bhí mé sé bliana d’aois, chonaic mé, uair amháin, pictiúr iontach i leabhar i dtaobh na foraise darbh ainm “Scéalta fíora.”

     Once when I was six years old, I saw a wonderful picture in a book about the forest called “True stories.”

   • 18 September 2012, Foinse, Deir Mitt Romney go bhfuil vótálaithe Obama ‘ag brath ar an rialtas’ i bhfíseán a sceitheadh

     Is cosúil go bhfuil Romney ag labhairt le grúpa deontóirí saibhre níos luaithe i mbliana san fhíseán agus é ag labhairt go hoscailte faoina straitéis le díriú ar an bpíosa beag den daonra nach bhfuil cinneadh déanta acu go fóill i dtaobh toghchán na Samhna ...

     Romney appears to be talking to a group of rich donors earlier this year in the video, and he’s talking openly about the strategy of targeting the small portion of the population who still haven’t made a decision about November’s election ...

   Synonym: faoi

Inflection

Inflection of i dtaobh

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	i mo thaobh	i mo thaobhsa
2d person sing.	i do thaobh	i do thaobhsa
3d sing. masc.	ina thaobh	ina thaobhsan
3d sing. fem.	ina taobh	ina taobhsa
1st person pl.	inár dtaobh	inár dtaobhna
2d person pl.	in bhur dtaobh	in bhur dtaobhsa
3d person pl.	ina dtaobh	ina dtaobhsan

Derived terms

• cad ina thaobh (“what about? why?”)