tapadh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑpˠə/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠapˠə/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠapˠuː/

Adjective

tapadh (genitive singular masculine tapaidh, genitive singular feminine tapaidhe, plural tapadha)

1. Superseded spelling of tapa.

Declension

Declension of tapadh

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	tapadh	thapadh	tapadha; thapadha²
Vocative	thapaidh		tapadha
Genitive		tapaidhe	tapadha	tapadh
Dative	tapadh; thapadh¹	thapadh; thapaidh (archaic)	tapadha; thapadha²
Comparative	níos tapaidhe
Superlative	is tapaidhe

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

Noun

tapadh m (genitive singular tapaidh)

1. Superseded spelling of tapa.

Declension

Declension of tapadh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative tapadh Vocative a thapaidh Genitive tapaidh Dative tapadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tapadh Genitive an tapaidh Dative leis an tapadh don tapadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tapadh	thapadh	dtapadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʰahpəɣ/, (second definition) /ˈt̪ʰahpə/

Noun

tapadh m (genitive singular tapaidh)

1. cleverness, smartness
2. thanks (usually in the phrase tapadh leat/leibh)
3. Alternative form of tapachd

Derived terms

• tapadh leat/leibh (“thank you”)
• tapaidh (“handy; smart; hardy”)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
tapadh	thapadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.