taobhaigh
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom taobh + -igh; compare Scottish Gaelic taobhaich.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠeːvˠɪɟ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠiːwiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠiːwi/, (older) /ˈt̪ˠɯːwi/
Verb
edittaobhaigh (present analytic taobhaíonn, future analytic taobhóidh, verbal noun taobhú, past participle taobhaithe) [with le]
- side with, be partial to
- espouse (accept, take as one’s own), support (back mentally or concretely)
- trust, place confidence in, confide in
- entrust to
- approach (come or go near)
- enjoin (lay on, as a command)
Conjugation
editconjugation of taobhaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
edit- taobhaíocht f (“support”)
- taobhaitheoir m (“supporter”)
Related terms
edit- iontaofa (“trustworthy”, adjective)
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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taobhaigh | thaobhaigh | dtaobhaigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- “taobhaigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taebaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taebaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “taoḃuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 717
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taobhaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN