taisdíonach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tais (“damp, moist, humid”) + díonach (“impermeable, proof”).
Adjective
[edit]taisdíonach (genitive singular masculine taisdíonaigh, genitive singular feminine taisdíonaí, plural taisdíonacha, comparative taisdíonaí)
- dampproof
- Synonym: taisdíonta
Declension
[edit]Declension of taisdíonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | taisdíonach | thaisdíonach | taisdíonacha; thaisdíonacha² | |
| Vocative | thaisdíonaigh | taisdíonacha | ||
| Genitive | taisdíonaí | taisdíonacha | taisdíonach | |
| Dative | taisdíonach; thaisdíonach¹ |
thaisdíonach; thaisdíonaigh (archaic) |
taisdíonacha; thaisdíonacha² | |
| Comparative | níos taisdíonaí | |||
| Superlative | is taisdíonaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| taisdíonach | thaisdíonach | dtaisdíonach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taisdíonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “taisdíonach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “taisdíonach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024