tubaiste

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Irish

Alternative forms

tubaist, tubáiste

Etymology

From Middle Irish tubaiste, from Middle English tempest (“tempest, commotion”), from Old French tempeste (“storm”), from Latin tempestās. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic tubaist. Doublet of timpiste.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠəˈbˠɑːʃtʲə/^[1] (corresponding to the form tubáiste)

Noun

tubaiste f (genitive singular tubaiste, nominative plural tubaistí)

calamity, disaster, tragedy
genitive singular of tubaist

Declension

Declension of tubaiste (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	tubaiste	tubaistí
vocative	a thubaiste	a thubaistí
genitive	tubaiste	tubaistí
dative	tubaiste	tubaistí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an tubaiste	na tubaistí
genitive	na tubaiste	na dtubaistí
dative	leis an tubaiste don tubaiste	leis na tubaistí

Derived terms

tubaisteach (“calamitous, disastrous, tragic”, adjective)
tubaisteoir (“unfortunate person; dangerous bungler; mischief-maker”)
tubaiste nádúrtha (“natural disaster”)
tubaisteoireacht, tubaistíocht (“dangerous bungling; mischief-making”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tubaiste*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
tubaiste	thubaiste	dtubaiste

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

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tubaist(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tubaiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tubaiste”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“tubaiste”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

tubaiste

genitive singular of tubaist

Mutation

Mutation of *tubaiste*
radical	lenition
tubaiste	thubaiste

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

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