tadall

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tadall.

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈtaðəl͈/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɣəl͈/

Noun

tadall n (later m)

1. a thrust, jab

Derived terms

• céttadall

Descendants

• Irish: tadhall
• Scottish Gaelic: tadhal

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tadall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaðəl͈/

Noun

tadall n (genitive tadaill, nominative plural tadall)

1. verbal noun of do·aidlea

Declension

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	tadallN	tadallN	tadallL, tadalla
Vocative	tadallN	tadallN	tadallL, tadalla
Accusative	tadallN	tadallN	tadallL, tadalla
Genitive	tadaillL	tadall	tadallN
Dative	tadallL	tadallaib	tadallaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: tadall
  • Irish: tadhall
  • Scottish Gaelic: tadhal

Verb

tadall

1. second-person singular imperative of do·aidlea

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tadall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language