taifead

Irish

Alternative forms

• taithmhead (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish taithmet, taidmet (“memory, remembrance”), from to- + aithmet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠafʲəd̪ˠ/

Noun

taifead m (genitive singular taifid, nominative plural taifid)

1. record (information put into a lasting physical medium)

   Synonyms: cuntas, tuairisc

2. log (chronological record), logbook

   Synonyms: loga, logleabhar, turasleabhar

Declension

Declension of taifead

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative taifead taifid Vocative a thaifid a thaifeada Genitive taifid taifead Dative taifead taifid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an taifead na taifid Genitive an taifid na dtaifead Dative leis an taifead don taifead leis na taifid

Verb

taifead (present analytic taifeadann, future analytic taifeadfaidh, verbal noun taifeadadh, past participle taifeadta)

1. record

Conjugation

conjugation of taifead (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	taifeadaim	taifeadann tú; taifeadair†	taifeadann sé, sí	taifeadaimid	taifeadann sibh	taifeadann siad; taifeadaid†	a thaifeadann; a thaifeadas / a dtaifeadann*; a dtaifeadas*	taifeadtar
	past	thaifead mé; thaifeadas	thaifead tú; thaifeadais	thaifead sé, sí	thaifeadamar; thaifead muid	thaifead sibh; thaifeadabhair	thaifead siad; thaifeadadar	a thaifead / ar thaifead*	taifeadadh
	past habitual	thaifeadainn / dtaifeadainn‡‡	thaifeadtá / dtaifeadtᇇ	thaifeadadh sé, sí / dtaifeadadh sé, s퇇	thaifeadaimis; thaifeadadh muid / dtaifeadaimis‡‡; dtaifeadadh muid‡‡	thaifeadadh sibh / dtaifeadadh sibh‡‡	thaifeadaidís; thaifeadadh siad / dtaifeadaidís‡‡; dtaifeadadh siad‡‡	a thaifeadadh / a dtaifeadadh*	thaifeadtaí / dtaifeadta퇇
future		taifeadfaidh mé; taifeadfad	taifeadfaidh tú; taifeadfair†	taifeadfaidh sé, sí	taifeadfaimid; taifeadfaidh muid	taifeadfaidh sibh	taifeadfaidh siad; taifeadfaid†	a thaifeadfaidh; a thaifeadfas / a dtaifeadfaidh*; a dtaifeadfas*	taifeadfar
conditional		thaifeadfainn / dtaifeadfainn‡‡	thaifeadfá / dtaifeadfᇇ	thaifeadfadh sé, sí / dtaifeadfadh sé, s퇇	thaifeadfaimis; thaifeadfadh muid / dtaifeadfaimis‡‡; dtaifeadfadh muid‡‡	thaifeadfadh sibh / dtaifeadfadh sibh‡‡	thaifeadfaidís; thaifeadfadh siad / dtaifeadfaidís‡‡; dtaifeadfadh siad‡‡	a thaifeadfadh / a dtaifeadfadh*	thaifeadfaí / dtaifeadfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go dtaifeada mé; go dtaifeadad†	go dtaifeada tú; go dtaifeadair†	go dtaifeada sé, sí	go dtaifeadaimid; go dtaifeada muid	go dtaifeada sibh	go dtaifeada siad; go dtaifeadaid†	—	go dtaifeadtar
	past	dá dtaifeadainn	dá dtaifeadtá	dá dtaifeadadh sé, sí	dá dtaifeadaimis; dá dtaifeadadh muid	dá dtaifeadadh sibh	dá dtaifeadaidís; dá dtaifeadadh siad	—	dá dtaifeadtaí
imperative		taifeadaim	taifead	taifeadadh sé, sí	taifeadaimis	taifeadaigí; taifeadaidh†	taifeadaidís	—	taifeadtar
verbal noun		taifeadadh
past participle		taifeadta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• taifeadán (“recorder”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taifead	thaifead	dtaifead
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), “taithmet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “taiṫṁead”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society