tairngreacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• tairgín, tairngire, tairngireacht, targaire, targaireacht, tarngair, tarngair, tarngaireacht

Etymology

From older tairngire +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠɡɪɾʲa(x)t̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form targaireacht); /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠɡɪɾʲə/ (corresponding to the form targaire)

Noun

tairngreacht f (genitive singular tairngreachta, nominative plural tairngreachtaí)

1. verbal noun of tairngir
2. prediction, prophecy

Declension

Declension of tairngreacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tairngreacht tairngreachtaí Vocative a thairngreacht a thairngreachtaí Genitive tairngreachta tairngreachtaí Dative tairngreacht tairngreachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tairngreacht na tairngreachtaí Genitive na tairngreachta na dtairngreachtaí Dative leis an tairngreacht don tairngreacht leis na tairngreachtaí

Synonyms

• (prediction): réamhaisnéis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tairngreacht	thairngreacht	dtairngreacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tairngreacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN