tapaidh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑpˠɪɟ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠapˠi/

Adjective

tapaidh (genitive singular feminine tapaí, plural tapaí, comparative tapaí)

1. Munster and Ulster form of tapa

Declension

Declension of tapaidh

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	tapaidh	thapaidh	tapaí; thapaí²
Vocative	thapaidh		tapaí
Genitive		tapaí	tapaí	tapaidh
Dative	tapaidh; thapaidh¹	thapaidh	tapaí; thapaí²
Comparative	níos tapaí
Superlative	is tapaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

tapaidh

1. vocative/genitive singular of tapadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tapaidh	thapaidh	dtapaidh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish tapaid (“quick, swift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰahpɪ/

Adjective

tapaidh

1. handy
2. clever, smart
3. burly, hardy, sturdy
4. courageous, manly

Related terms

• tapadh

Mutation

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