teagasc

Irish

Alternative forms

• teagas, tionchosc
• teagasg, teagosc, teagosg, teagusg, tionchosg (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲaɡəsˠk/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲaɡəsˠ/ (corresponding to the form teagas)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (South Donegal) /ˈtʲɨɡəsˠk/ (as if spelled tiogasc), (Central Donegal) /ˈtʲɨɣəsˠk/ (as if spelled tioghasc), (North Donegal) /ˈtʲɛɡəsˠk/

The form teagas, with the final c dropped, is due partly to metanalysis of the phrase teagasc Críostaí (“catechism”), in which the final /k/ of the first word is assimilated to the initial /c/ of the second word, and partly to the influence of the suffix -as.

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tecosc, verbal noun of Old Irish do·inchoisc from to- + in- + com- + the root of seichid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic teagasg.

Noun

teagasc m (genitive singular teagaisc, nominative plural teagasca)

1. verbal noun of teagasc
2. teaching, doctrine

   teagasc na hEaglaise ― the teaching/doctrine of the Church

3. instruction, tuition
4. precept
5. moral (moral significance or practical lesson)
6. (literary) incantation

Declension

Declension of teagasc (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative teagasc teagasca vocative a theagaisc a theagasca genitive teagaisc teagasc dative teagasc teagasca forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an teagasc na teagasca genitive an teagaisc na dteagasc dative leis an teagasc don teagasc leis na teagasca

Synonyms

• (teaching, doctrine): foirceadal
• (moral): múineadh
• (incantation): briocht

Derived terms

• inteagaisc
• mionteagasc
• sotheagaisc
• teagasc Críostaí (“Christian doctrine, catechism”)
• teagasc seanchaite (“shibboleth”)
• teagascach

 

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish tecoiscid, denominal from etymology 1.

Verb

teagasc (present analytic teagascann, future analytic teagascfaidh, verbal noun teagasc, past participle teagasctha)

1. to teach, instruct, tutor

   Synonym: múin

Conjugation

conjugation of teagasc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	teagascaim	teagascann tú; teagascair†	teagascann sé, sí	teagascaimid	teagascann sibh	teagascann siad; teagascaid†	a theagascann; a theagascas / a dteagascann*	teagasctar
	past	theagasc mé; theagascas	theagasc tú; theagascais	theagasc sé, sí	theagascamar; theagasc muid	theagasc sibh; theagascabhair	theagasc siad; theagascadar	a theagasc / ar theagasc*	teagascadh
	past habitual	theagascainn / dteagascainn‡‡	theagasctá / dteagasctᇇ	theagascadh sé, sí / dteagascadh sé, s퇇	theagascaimis; theagascadh muid / dteagascaimis‡‡; dteagascadh muid‡‡	theagascadh sibh / dteagascadh sibh‡‡	theagascaidís; theagascadh siad / dteagascaidís‡‡; dteagascadh siad‡‡	a theagascadh / a dteagascadh*	theagasctaí / dteagascta퇇
future		teagascfaidh mé; teagascfad	teagascfaidh tú; teagascfair†	teagascfaidh sé, sí	teagascfaimid; teagascfaidh muid	teagascfaidh sibh	teagascfaidh siad; teagascfaid†	a theagascfaidh; a theagascfas / a dteagascfaidh*	teagascfar
conditional		theagascfainn / dteagascfainn‡‡	theagascfá / dteagascfᇇ	theagascfadh sé, sí / dteagascfadh sé, s퇇	theagascfaimis; theagascfadh muid / dteagascfaimis‡‡; dteagascfadh muid‡‡	theagascfadh sibh / dteagascfadh sibh‡‡	theagascfaidís; theagascfadh siad / dteagascfaidís‡‡; dteagascfadh siad‡‡	a theagascfadh / a dteagascfadh*	theagascfaí / dteagascfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go dteagasca mé; go dteagascad†	go dteagasca tú; go dteagascair†	go dteagasca sé, sí	go dteagascaimid; go dteagasca muid	go dteagasca sibh	go dteagasca siad; go dteagascaid†	—	go dteagasctar
	past	dá dteagascainn	dá dteagasctá	dá dteagascadh sé, sí	dá dteagascaimis; dá dteagascadh muid	dá dteagascadh sibh	dá dteagascaidís; dá dteagascadh siad	—	dá dteagasctaí
imperative		teagascaim	teagasc	teagascadh sé, sí	teagascaimis	teagascaigí; teagascaidh†	teagascaidís	—	teagasctar
verbal noun		teagasc
past participle		teagasctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• teagascóir

Mutation

Mutated forms of teagasc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
teagasc	theagasc	dteagasc

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) “teagasc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 725
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “teagascaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 725
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teagasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN