tais-scóp

Irish

Etymology

From tais- (“hygro-”) +‎ -scóp (“-scope”).

Noun

tais-scóp m (genitive singular tais-scóip, nominative plural tais-scóip)

1. hygroscope

Declension

Declension of tais-scóp

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tais-scóp tais-scóip Vocative a thais-scóip a thais-scópa Genitive tais-scóip tais-scóp Dative tais-scóp tais-scóip

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tais-scóp na tais-scóip Genitive an tais-scóip na dtais-scóp Dative leis an tais-scóp don tais-scóp leis na tais-scóip

Related terms

• tais-scópach
• tais-scópacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tais-scóp	thais-scóp	dtais-scóp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tais-scóp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “tais-scóp” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.