tánaiste

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See also: Tánaiste

English

Proper noun

tánaiste

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Tánaiste

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tánaise, tánaiste.

Pronunciation

Noun

tánaiste m (genitive singular tánaiste, nominative plural tánaistí)

  1. (historical, monarchy) tanist, heir presumptive
  2. (politics) deputy prime minister
  3. second-in-command, second in rank or dignity; next in order
  4. third finger

Declension

Declension of tánaiste (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative tánaiste tánaistí
vocative a thánaiste a thánaistí
genitive tánaiste tánaistí
dative tánaiste tánaistí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tánaiste na tánaistí
genitive an tánaiste na dtánaistí
dative leis an tánaiste
don tánaiste 		leis na tánaistí

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Tánaiste, tanist

Adjective

tánaiste

  1. (genitive as attributive adjective) the second, another

Mutation

Mutated forms of tánaiste
radical lenition eclipsis
tánaiste thánaiste dtánaiste

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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