teacht

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish techt, from Old Irish techt, verbal noun of téit (“goes, proceeds, goes away, departs, vanishes”), later of do·icc (“comes to, approaches”), do·tét.

Alternative forms

Noun

teacht m (genitive singular teachta)

  1. verbal noun of tar
  2. approach, arrival
  3. coming, advent
  4. access
Declension
Declension of teacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative teacht
vocative a theacht
genitive teachta
dative teacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an teacht
genitive an teachta
dative leis an teacht
don teacht
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish techtaid (“to possess (lawfully)”).

Verb

teacht (present analytic teachtann, future analytic teachtfaidh, verbal noun teachtadh, past participle teachta)

  1. (transitive, law) hold, enjoy (property)
Conjugation
conjugation of teacht (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present teachtaim teachtann tú;
teachtair† 		teachtann sé, sí teachtaimid teachtann sibh teachtann siad;
teachtaid† 		a theachtann; a theachtas /
a dteachtann* 		teachtar
past theacht mé; theachtas theacht tú; theachtais theacht sé, sí theachtamar; theacht muid theacht sibh; theachtabhair theacht siad; theachtadar a theacht /
ar theacht* 		teachtadh
past habitual theachtainn / dteachtainn‡‡ theachtá / dteachtᇇ theachtadh sé, sí / dteachtadh sé, s퇇 theachtaimis; theachtadh muid / dteachtaimis‡‡; dteachtadh muid‡‡ theachtadh sibh / dteachtadh sibh‡‡ theachtaidís; theachtadh siad / dteachtaidís‡‡; dteachtadh siad‡‡ a theachtadh /
a dteachtadh* 		theachtaí / dteachta퇇
future teachtfaidh mé;
teachtfad 		teachtfaidh tú;
teachtfair† 		teachtfaidh sé, sí teachtfaimid;
teachtfaidh muid 		teachtfaidh sibh teachtfaidh siad;
teachtfaid† 		a theachtfaidh; a theachtfas /
a dteachtfaidh* 		teachtfar
conditional theachtfainn / dteachtfainn‡‡ theachtfá / dteachtfᇇ theachtfadh sé, sí / dteachtfadh sé, s퇇 theachtfaimis; theachtfadh muid / dteachtfaimis‡‡; dteachtfadh muid‡‡ theachtfadh sibh / dteachtfadh sibh‡‡ theachtfaidís; theachtfadh siad / dteachtfaidís‡‡; dteachtfadh siad‡‡ a theachtfadh /
a dteachtfadh* 		theachtfaí / dteachtfa퇇
subjunctive present go dteachta mé;
go dteachtad† 		go dteachta tú;
go dteachtair† 		go dteachta sé, sí go dteachtaimid;
go dteachta muid 		go dteachta sibh go dteachta siad;
go dteachtaid† 		— go dteachtar
past dá dteachtainn dá dteachtá dá dteachtadh sé, sí dá dteachtaimis;
dá dteachtadh muid 		dá dteachtadh sibh dá dteachtaidís;
dá dteachtadh siad 		— dá dteachtaí
imperative teachtaim teacht teachtadh sé, sí teachtaimis teachtaigí;
teachtaidh† 		teachtaidís — teachtar
verbal noun teachtadh
past participle teachta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of teacht
radical lenition eclipsis
teacht theacht dteacht

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

References

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 67, page 18; reprinted 1988
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 244
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 82, line 279
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 380, page 128
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 206.5, page 100

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