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Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

tapaidh (genitive singular feminine tapaí, plural tapaí, comparative tapaí)

  1. Munster and Ulster form of tapa

Declension

Declension of tapaidh
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative tapaidh thapaidh tapaí;
thapaí2
vocative thapaidh tapaí
genitive tapaí tapaí tapaidh
dative tapaidh;
thapaidh1
thapaidh tapaí;
thapaí2
Comparative níos tapaí
Superlative is tapaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

tapaidh

  1. vocative/genitive singular of tapadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of tapaidh
radical lenition eclipsis
tapaidh thapaidh dtapaidh

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 184, page 92
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 200, page 76

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish tapaid (quick, swift).

Pronunciation

Adjective

tapaidh

  1. handy
  2. clever, smart
  3. burly, hardy, sturdy
  4. courageous, manly

Mutation

Mutation of tapaidh
radical lenition
tapaidh thapaidh

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