tagracht

Irish

Etymology

From tagra (“(act of) pleading, plea; disputation, argument; lawsuit”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

tagracht f (genitive singular tagrachta)

1. allusiveness
2. smartness, impertinence

Declension

Declension of tagracht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative tagracht Vocative a thagracht Genitive tagrachta Dative tagracht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tagracht Genitive na tagrachta Dative leis an tagracht don tagracht

Synonyms

• (impertinence): brusaireacht f, cocaireacht f, dosaireacht f, dradaireacht f, pastaireacht f, plucaireacht f, smuigíneacht f, táthaireacht f, teallaireacht f

Related terms

• tagrach (“allusive; canting; smartmouthed, impertinent”, adj)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tagracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN