tafann
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish tofond, verbal noun of do·seinn (“to chase, hunt”, literally “to bark at”). Doublet of tathant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tafann m (genitive singular tafainn)
Declension edit
Declension of tafann
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tafann | thafann | dtafann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 201, page 76
Further reading edit
- “tafann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tafann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tafann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 708
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tafann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN