taibhse

Irish

Alternative forms

• aibhse, taíbhse, táibhse
• taidhbhse (superseded)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑiʃə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠavʲʃə/

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

Mutated forms of taibhse

radical	lenition	eclipsis
taibhse	thaibhse	dtaibhse

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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

Mutation of taibhse

radical	lenition
taibhse	thaibhse

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.