taibhse

Irish

Alternative forms

• aibhse, taíbhse, táibhse
• taidhbhse (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish taidbsiu, verbal noun of do·adbat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠavʲʃə/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑiʃə/

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
• taibhseach
• taibhseacht
• taibhseamh
• taibhseoir
• taibhseoireacht
• taibhsigh
• taibhsíocht
• taibhsiúil
• taibhsiúlacht

 

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.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “taiḋḃse”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 708
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taibhse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʰaivʃə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish taidbsiu, verbal noun of do·adbat.

Noun

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

1. apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost

Synonyms

• sgàile
• spiorad
• tannasg

Derived terms

• taibhsear
• taibhseil

 

Etymology 2

From Norn tåisti.

Noun

taibhse f (genitive singular taibhse, plural taibhsean)

1. common murre

Mutation

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