taobhaigh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From taobh +‎ -igh; compare Scottish Gaelic taobhaich.

Pronunciation

Verb

taobhaigh (present analytic taobhaíonn, future analytic taobhóidh, verbal noun taobhú, past participle taobhaithe)

  1. side with, be partial to
  2. espouse (accept, take as one’s own), support (back mentally or concretely)
  3. trust, place confidence in, confide in
  4. entrust to
  5. approach (come or go near)
  6. enjoin (lay on, as a command)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of taobhaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
taobhaigh thaobhaigh dtaobhaigh

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

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