tubaiste
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish tubaiste, from Middle English tempest (“tempest, commotion”), from Old French tempeste (“storm”), from Latin tempestās. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic tubaist. Doublet of timpiste.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tubaiste f (genitive singular tubaiste, nominative plural tubaistí)
Declension edit
Declension of tubaiste
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- tubaisteach (“calamitous, disastrous, tragic”, adjective)
- tubaisteoir (“unfortunate person; dangerous bungler; mischief-maker”)
- tubaiste nádúrtha (“natural disaster”)
- tubaisteoireacht, tubaistíocht (“dangerous bungling; mischief-making”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tubaiste | thubaiste | dtubaiste |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tubaist(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tubaiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “tubaiste” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tubaiste” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Noun edit
tubaiste
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| tubaiste | thubaiste |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |