tairseach

Irish

Alternative forms

• tairsing
• táirseach (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish tairsech (“threshold”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔɾˠsˠa(x)/

Noun

tairseach f (genitive singular tairsí, nominative plural tairseacha)

1. threshold (myriad senses); sill
2. (Internet) portal

Declension

Declension of tairseach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tairseach tairseacha Vocative a thairseach a thairseacha Genitive tairsí tairseach Dative tairseach tairsigh (archaic, dialectal) tairseacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tairseach na tairseacha Genitive na tairsí na dtairseach Dative leis an tairseach leis an tairsigh (archaic, dialectal) don tairseach don tairsigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na tairseacha

Derived terms

• tairseach fuinneoige (“windowsill”)
• tairseachúil (“liminal”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tairseach	thairseach	dtairseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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