téacs

Irish

Alternative forms

• téacsa

Etymology

From Middle Irish técs, técsa (“text; version; verse, citation”), from English text or from a Romance language, ultimately from Latin textus, perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”).

Noun

téacs m (genitive singular téacs, nominative plural téacsanna or téacsa)

1. text
2. citation, verse

Declension

Declension of téacs

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative téacs téacsanna Vocative a théacs a théacsanna Genitive téacs téacsanna Dative téacs téacsanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an téacs na téacsanna Genitive an téacs na dtéacsanna Dative leis an téacs don téacs leis na téacsanna

Alternative declension

Declension of téacs

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative téacs téacsa Vocative a théacs a théacsa Genitive téacs téacsa Dative téacs téacsa

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an téacs na téacsa Genitive an téacs na dtéacsa Dative leis an téacs don téacs leis na téacsa

Derived terms

• téacsach (“textual”)
• téacsleabhar m (“textbook”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
téacs	théacs	dtéacs
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “téacs”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “técs, técsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language