Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Apparently from or at least influenced by Middle English tyde, though the vowel is unexpected. The word is attested from the 17th century if not earlier, when it would have been pronounced /ˈt̪ˠɯːdʲə/; an Irish form *tíde with /iː/ would be expected in a straightforward borrowing from Middle English (and does occur in Scottish Gaelic tìde). The relationship between this form and the forms taoille and traoille is also unclear. None of the forms has an entry in the Dictionary of the Irish Language; the Historical Irish Corpus shows taoide being attested from the early 17th century but taoille not until the early 19th century, and traoille is not found in the corpus at all.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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taoide f (genitive singular taoide, nominative plural taoidí)

  1. tide (periodic change of sea level)
    casadh na taoidethe turn of the tide
    Tá an taoide ag casadh.
    The tide is turning.

Declension

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Declension of taoide (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative taoide taoidí
vocative a thaoide a thaoidí
genitive taoide taoidí
dative taoide taoidí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an taoide na taoidí
genitive na taoide na dtaoidí
dative leis an taoide
don taoide
leis na taoidí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of taoide
radical lenition eclipsis
taoide thaoide dtaoide

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

Further reading

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