taispeántach

Irish

Alternative forms

taispeánach

Etymology

From Old Irish taisbéntach (“showy, prominent”). By surface analysis, taispeáint (“showing”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

taispeántach (genitive singular masculine taispeántaigh, genitive singular feminine taispeántaí, plural taispeántacha, not comparable)

(grammar) demonstrative
showy, prominent

Declension

Declension of taispeántach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	taispeántach	thaispeántach	taispeántacha; thaispeántacha²
Vocative	thaispeántaigh	thaispeántach	taispeántacha
Genitive	thaispeántaigh	taispeántaí	taispeántacha	taispeántach
Dative	taispeántach; thaispeántach¹	thaispeántach; thaispeántaigh (archaic)	taispeántacha; thaispeántacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

Derived terms

aidiacht thaispeántach (“demonstrative adjective”)
forainm taispeántach (“demonstrative pronoun”)

Noun

taispeántach m (genitive singular taispeántaigh, nominative plural taispeántaigh)

(grammar) demonstrative (pronoun or determiner)

Declension

Declension of taispeántach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	taispeántach	taispeántaigh
Vocative	a thaispeántaigh	a thaispeántacha
Genitive	taispeántaigh	taispeántach
Dative	taispeántach	taispeántaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an taispeántach	na taispeántaigh
Genitive	an taispeántaigh	na dtaispeántach
Dative	leis an taispeántach don taispeántach	leis na taispeántaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taispeántach	thaispeántach	dtaispeántach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taispeántach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “taispeántach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “taispeántach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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