taitneamh

Irish

Alternative forms

• taitneachtáil (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From Old Irish taitnem (“shining, gleaming; shine, brilliance, radiance”). By surface analysis, taitin +‎ -amh.

Noun

taitneamh m (genitive singular taitnimh)

1. verbal noun of taitin
2. shine, brightness
3. liking, enjoyment

Declension

Declension of taitneamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative taitneamh Vocative a thaitnimh Genitive taitnimh Dative taitneamh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an taitneamh Genitive an taitnimh Dative leis an taitneamh don taitneamh

Synonyms

• (enjoyment): sult

Derived terms

• bain taitneamh as (“to enjoy”)
• taitneamhach (“enjoyable”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taitneamh	thaitneamh	dtaitneamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.