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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish tacairt.
Noun
tagairt f (genitive singular tagartha, nominative plural tagairtí)
- verbal noun of tagair (“refer, allude; mention”)
- reference, allusion, mention
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| tagairt
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thagairt
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dtagairt
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tagairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tacairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “tagairt” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tagairt” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish tacairt.
Pronunciation
Noun
tagairt f (genitive singular tagairte, plural tagairtean)
- verbal noun of tagair
- claim
- petition
Synonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Lenition
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| tagairt |
thagairt
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “tagairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tacairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language