taoiseach

See also Taoiseach

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtiːʃəx/ or /ˈtiːʃək/, SAMPA: /"ti:S@x/ or /"ti:S@k/

Noun

taoiseach (plural taoiseachs or taoisigh)

1. Head of the Irish government, comparable to a UK or Australian Prime Minister.

Usage notes

• In English, when used as a title the word should always be capitalised.
• When describing the political position, the word is sometimes capitalised but lower case is typically used.

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish toísech (“leader”) (compare Ogham tovisaci), from Proto-Celtic *towissāko- (“leader”) (compare Welsh tywysog (“prince”)), from either Proto-Indo-European *wedh- (“lead”) or weid- (“know, see”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA: [ˈt̪ˠiːʃəx]
• (Ulster) IPA: [ˈt̪ˠiːʃax], [ˈt̪ˠiːʃah]

Noun

taoiseach m.

1. chieftain, leader
2. Taoiseach, prime minister

Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative taoiseach taoisigh Vocative a thaoisigh a thaoiseacha Genitive taoisigh taoiseach Dative taoiseach taoisigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an taoiseach na taoisigh Genitive an taoisigh na dtaoiseach Dative leis an taoiseach don taoiseach leis na taoisigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taoiseach	thaoiseach	dtaoiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.