teagasc

Irish

Alternative forms

• tionchosc
• teagasg, teagosc, teagosg, teagusg, tionchosg (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲaɡəsˠk/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tecosc, from Old Irish do·inchoisc from Old Irish to- + in- + com- + the root of seichid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic teagasg.

Noun

teagasc m (genitive singular teagaisc, nominative plural teagasca)

1. verbal noun of teagasc
2. teaching, doctrine

   Synonym: foirceadal

   teagasc na hEaglaise ― the teaching/doctrine of the Church

3. instruction, tuition
4. precept
5. moral (moral significance or practical lesson)

   Synonyms: ceacht, múineadh

6. (literary) incantation

   Synonyms: ortha, briocht

Declension

Declension of teagasc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative teagasc teagasca Vocative a theagaisc a theagasca Genitive teagaisc teagasc Dative teagasc teagasca

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an teagasc na teagasca Genitive an teagaisc na dteagasc Dative leis an teagasc don teagasc leis na teagasca

Derived terms

• inteagaisc
• mionteagasc
• sotheagaisc
• teagasc Críostaí (“Christian doctrine, catechism”)
• teagasc seanchaite (“shibboleth”)
• teagascach

 

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish tecoiscid, denominal from etymology 1.

Verb

teagasc (present analytic teagascann, future analytic teagascfaidh, verbal noun teagasc, past participle teagasctha)

1. to teach, instruct, tutor

   Synonym: múin

Conjugation

conjugation of teagasc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		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
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
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tecosc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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