tapadh
Irish
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑpˠə/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠapˠə/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠapˠuː/[1]
Adjective
edittapadh (genitive singular masculine tapaidh, genitive singular feminine tapaidhe, plural tapadha)
Declension
editDeclension of tapadh
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | tapadh | thapadh | tapadha; thapadha² | |
Vocative | thapaidh | tapadha | ||
Genitive | tapaidhe | tapadha | tapadh | |
Dative | tapadh; thapadh¹ |
thapadh; thapaidh (archaic) |
tapadha; thapadha² | |
Comparative | níos tapaidhe | |||
Superlative | is tapaidhe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
edittapadh m (genitive singular tapaidh)
Declension
editDeclension of tapadh
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tapadh | thapadh | dtapadh |
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, § 361, page 123
Scottish Gaelic
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittapadh m (genitive singular tapaidh)
- cleverness, smartness
- thanks (usually in the phrase tapadh leat/leibh)
- Alternative form of tapachd
Derived terms
edit- tapadh leat/leibh (“thank you”)
- tapaidh (“handy; smart; hardy”)
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
tapadh | thapadh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |