taibhse

Irish

Alternative forms

• aibhse

Etymology

From Old Irish taidbsiu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ˠavʲʃə] or [ˈt̪ˠəiʃə]

Noun

taibhse f (genitive singular taibhse, nominative plural taibhsí)

1. ghost
2. appearance

Declension

Declension of taibhse

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative taibhse taibhsí Vocative a thaibhse a thaibhsí Genitive taibhse taibhsí Dative taibhse taibhsí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an taibhse na taibhsí Genitive na taibhse na dtaibhsí Dative leis an taibhse don taibhse leis na taibhsí

Derived terms

• mórthaibhseach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taibhse	thaibhse	dtaibhse
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish taidbsiu.

Noun

taibhse m or f (genitive singular taibhse, plural taibhsean)

1. apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost

Synonyms

• sgàile
• spiorad
• tannasg

Derived terms

• taibhsear (“visionary, seer”)
• taibhseil (“ghostly”)

Etymology 2

From Norn tåisti.

Noun

taibhse f (genitive singular taibhse, plural taibhsean)

1. common murre