tagairt

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tacairt. By surface analysis, tagair +‎ -t.

Noun

tagairt f (genitive singular tagartha, nominative plural tagairtí)

1. verbal noun of tagair (“refer, allude; mention”)
2. reference, allusion, mention

Declension

Declension of tagairt

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tagairt tagairtí Vocative a thagairt a thagairtí Genitive tagartha tagairtí Dative tagairt tagairtí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tagairt na tagairtí Genitive na tagartha na dtagairtí Dative leis an tagairt don tagairt leis na tagairtí

Derived terms

• crostagairt (“cross-reference”)
• leabhar tagartha (“reference book”)
• tagarthach (“allusive; smart-tongued, impertinent”, adjective)
• tagarthacht (“allusiveness; smartness, impertinence”)
• téarmaí tagartha (“terms of reference”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tagairt	thagairt	dtagairt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tagairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tacairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tagairt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tagairt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• tagradh

Etymology

From Middle Irish tacairt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰakəɾʲʃtʲ/

Noun

tagairt f (genitive singular tagairte, plural tagairtean)

1. verbal noun of tagair
2. claim
3. petition

Synonyms

• athchuinge

Derived terms

• tagairt àrachais (“insurance claim”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
tagairt	thagairt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “tagairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tacairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language