teagasc

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word teagasc. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word teagasc, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say teagasc in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word teagasc you have here. The definition of the word teagasc will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofteagasc, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tecosc, from Old Irish to- + in- + com- + the root of seichid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic teagasg.

Noun

teagasc m (genitive singular teagaisc, nominative plural teagasca)

  1. verbal noun of teagasc
  2. teaching, doctrine
    Synonym: foirceadal
    teagasc na hEaglaise ― the teaching/doctrine of the Church
  3. instruction, tuition
  4. precept
  5. moral (moral significance or practical lesson)
    Synonyms: ceacht, múineadh
  6. (literary) incantation
    Synonyms: ortha, briocht
Declension
Declension of teagasc

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative teagasc teagasca
Vocative a theagaisc a theagasca
Genitive teagaisc teagasc
Dative teagasc teagasca

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an teagasc na teagasca
Genitive an teagaisc na dteagasc
Dative leis an teagasc

don teagasc

leis na teagasca

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish tecoiscid, denominal from etymology 1.

Verb

teagasc (present analytic teagascann, future analytic teagascfaidh, verbal noun teagasc, past participle teagasctha)

  1. to teach, instruct, tutor
    Synonym: múin
Conjugation
conjugation of teagasc (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present teagascaim teagascann tú;
teagascair† 		teagascann sé, sí teagascaimid teagascann sibh teagascann siad;
teagascaid† 		a theagascann; a theagascas /
a dteagascann*; a dteagascas* 		teagasctar
past theagasc mé; theagascas theagasc tú; theagascais theagasc sé, sí theagascamar; theagasc muid theagasc sibh; theagascabhair theagasc siad; theagascadar a theagasc /
ar theagasc* 		teagascadh
past habitual theagascainn / dteagascainn‡‡ theagasctá / dteagasctᇇ theagascadh sé, sí / dteagascadh sé, s퇇 theagascaimis; theagascadh muid / dteagascaimis‡‡; dteagascadh muid‡‡ theagascadh sibh / dteagascadh sibh‡‡ theagascaidís; theagascadh siad / dteagascaidís‡‡; dteagascadh siad‡‡ a theagascadh /
a dteagascadh* 		theagasctaí / dteagascta퇇
future teagascfaidh mé;
teagascfad 		teagascfaidh tú;
teagascfair† 		teagascfaidh sé, sí teagascfaimid;
teagascfaidh muid 		teagascfaidh sibh teagascfaidh siad;
teagascfaid† 		a theagascfaidh; a theagascfas /
a dteagascfaidh*; a dteagascfas* 		teagascfar
conditional theagascfainn / dteagascfainn‡‡ theagascfá / dteagascfᇇ theagascfadh sé, sí / dteagascfadh sé, s퇇 theagascfaimis; theagascfadh muid / dteagascfaimis‡‡; dteagascfadh muid‡‡ theagascfadh sibh / dteagascfadh sibh‡‡ theagascfaidís; theagascfadh siad / dteagascfaidís‡‡; dteagascfadh siad‡‡ a theagascfadh /
a dteagascfadh* 		theagascfaí / dteagascfa퇇
subjunctive present go dteagasca mé;
go dteagascad† 		go dteagasca tú;
go dteagascair† 		go dteagasca sé, sí go dteagascaimid;
go dteagasca muid 		go dteagasca sibh go dteagasca siad;
go dteagascaid† 		— go dteagasctar
past dá dteagascainn dá dteagasctá dá dteagascadh sé, sí dá dteagascaimis;
dá dteagascadh muid 		dá dteagascadh sibh dá dteagascaidís;
dá dteagascadh siad 		— dá dteagasctaí
imperative teagascaim teagasc teagascadh sé, sí teagascaimis teagascaigí;
teagascaidh† 		teagascaidís — teagasctar
verbal noun teagasc
past participle teagasctha

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
teagasc theagasc dteagasc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia