taig

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Irish first name Tadhg, and thus probably cognate to Teagan and Tegan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

taig (plural taigs)

  1. (British, especially Scotland and Northern Ireland, derogatory) An Irish Catholic.

Anagrams[edit]

Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Finnish taika.

Noun[edit]

taig (genitive taia, partitive taiga)

  1. a pagan ritual or spell
    Ta tunneb taiga, kuidas ussi peletada.
    He knows the spell to repel the snake.

Declension[edit]

Declension of taig (ÕS type 22u/leib, g-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative taig taiad
accusative nom.
gen. taia
genitive taigade
partitive taiga taigu
taigasid
illative taiga
taiasse
taigadesse
taiusse
inessive taias taigades
taius
elative taiast taigadest
taiust
allative taiale taigadele
taiule
adessive taial taigadel
taiul
ablative taialt taigadelt
taiult
translative taiaks taigadeks
taiuks
terminative taiani taigadeni
essive taiana taigadena
abessive taiata taigadeta
comitative taiaga taigadega

Old Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

taig n

  1. dative singular of tech

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
taig thaig taig
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.