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Irish
Etymology
From taobh + -igh; compare Scottish Gaelic taobhaich.
Pronunciation
Verb
taobhaigh (present analytic taobhaíonn, future analytic taobhóidh, verbal noun taobhú, past participle taobhaithe)
- side with, be partial to
- espouse (accept, take as one’s own), support (back mentally or concretely)
- trust, place confidence in, confide in
- entrust to
- approach (come or go near)
- enjoin (lay on, as a command)
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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taobhaím
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taobhaíonn tú; taobhaír†
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taobhaíonn sé, sí
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taobhaímid; taobhaíonn muid
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taobhaíonn sibh
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taobhaíonn siad; taobhaíd†
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a thaobhaíonn; a thaobhaíos / a dtaobhaíonn*
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taobhaítear
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past
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thaobhaigh mé; thaobhaíos
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thaobhaigh tú; thaobhaís
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thaobhaigh sé, sí
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thaobhaíomar; thaobhaigh muid
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thaobhaigh sibh; thaobhaíobhair
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thaobhaigh siad; thaobhaíodar
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a thaobhaigh / ar thaobhaigh*
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taobhaíodh
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past habitual
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thaobhaínn / dtaobhaínn‡‡
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thaobhaíteá / dtaobhaíteᇇ
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thaobhaíodh sé, sí / dtaobhaíodh sé, s퇇
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thaobhaímis; thaobhaíodh muid / dtaobhaímis‡‡; dtaobhaíodh muid‡‡
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thaobhaíodh sibh / dtaobhaíodh sibh‡‡
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thaobhaídís; thaobhaíodh siad / dtaobhaídís‡‡; dtaobhaíodh siad‡‡
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a thaobhaíodh / a dtaobhaíodh*
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thaobhaítí / dtaobhaít퇇
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future
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taobhóidh mé; taobhód; taobhóchaidh mé†
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taobhóidh tú; taobhóir†; taobhóchaidh tú†
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taobhóidh sé, sí; taobhóchaidh sé, sí†
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taobhóimid; taobhóidh muid; taobhóchaimid†; taobhóchaidh muid†
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taobhóidh sibh; taobhóchaidh sibh†
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taobhóidh siad; taobhóid†; taobhóchaidh siad†
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a thaobhóidh; a thaobhós; a thaobhóchaidh†; a thaobhóchas† / a dtaobhóidh*; a dtaobhóchaidh*†
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taobhófar; taobhóchar†
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conditional
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thaobhóinn; thaobhóchainn† / dtaobhóinn‡‡; dtaobhóchainn†‡‡
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thaobhófá; thaobhóchthᆠ/ dtaobhófᇇ; dtaobhóchthᆇ‡
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thaobhódh sé, sí; thaobhóchadh sé, sí† / dtaobhódh sé, s퇇; dtaobhóchadh sé, s톇‡
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thaobhóimis; thaobhódh muid; thaobhóchaimis†; thaobhóchadh muid† / dtaobhóimis‡‡; dtaobhódh muid‡‡; dtaobhóchaimis†‡‡; dtaobhóchadh muid†‡‡
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thaobhódh sibh; thaobhóchadh sibh† / dtaobhódh sibh‡‡; dtaobhóchadh sibh†‡‡
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thaobhóidís; thaobhódh siad; thaobhóchadh siad† / dtaobhóidís‡‡; dtaobhódh siad‡‡; dtaobhóchadh siad†‡‡
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a thaobhódh; a thaobhóchadh† / a dtaobhódh*; a dtaobhóchadh*†
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thaobhófaí; thaobhóchthaí† / dtaobhófa퇇; dtaobhóchtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go dtaobhaí mé; go dtaobhaíod†
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go dtaobhaí tú; go dtaobhaír†
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go dtaobhaí sé, sí
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go dtaobhaímid; go dtaobhaí muid
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go dtaobhaí sibh
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go dtaobhaí siad; go dtaobhaíd†
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—
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go dtaobhaítear
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past
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dá dtaobhaínn
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dá dtaobhaíteá
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dá dtaobhaíodh sé, sí
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dá dtaobhaímis; dá dtaobhaíodh muid
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dá dtaobhaíodh sibh
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dá dtaobhaídís; dá dtaobhaíodh siad
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—
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dá dtaobhaítí
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imperative
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taobhaím
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taobhaigh
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taobhaíodh sé, sí
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taobhaímis
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taobhaígí; taobhaídh†
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taobhaídís
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—
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taobhaítear
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verbal noun
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taobhú
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past participle
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taobhaithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- “taobhaigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taebaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taebaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “taoḃuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 717
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taobhaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN