taibhseach

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Irish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From taibhse (ghost; apparition, spectre; manifestation; appearance, look; display, ostentation; pretension, pride) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective[edit]

taibhseach (genitive singular masculine taibhsigh, genitive singular feminine taibhsí, plural taibhseacha, comparative taibhsí)

    1. showy, flamboyant
      Synonym: gáifeach
    2. ostentatious
    3. pretentious, proud
  1. Alternative form of aibhseach (great, immense; high)
  2. Alternative form of taibhsiúil (ghostly, spectral)

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
taibhseach thaibhseach dtaibhseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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