teachta

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish techt (messenger).

Noun

teachta m (genitive singular teachta, nominative plural teachtaí)

  1. deputy (legislator)
  2. emissary
Declension
Declension of teachta (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative teachta teachtaí
vocative a theachta a theachtaí
genitive teachta teachtaí
dative teachta teachtaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an teachta na teachtaí
genitive an teachta na dteachtaí
dative leis an teachta
don teachta
leis na teachtaí
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

teachta

  1. genitive singular of teacht
  2. genitive singular of teachtadh

Participle

teachta

  1. past participle of teacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of teachta
radical lenition eclipsis
teachta theachta dteachta

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