From tais (“damp, moist, humid”) + díonach (“impermeable, proof”).
taisdíonach (genitive singular masculine taisdíonaigh, genitive singular feminine taisdíonaí, plural taisdíonacha, comparative taisdíonaí)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | taisdíonach | thaisdíonach | taisdíonacha; thaisdíonacha² | |
Vocative | thaisdíonaigh | taisdíonacha | ||
Genitive | taisdíonaí | taisdíonacha | taisdíonach | |
Dative | taisdíonach; thaisdíonach¹ |
thaisdíonach; thaisdíonaigh (archaic) |
taisdíonacha; thaisdíonacha² | |
Comparative | níos taisdíonaí | |||
Superlative | is taisdíonaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
taisdíonach | thaisdíonach | dtaisdíonach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |