tábhacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tadbacht, from do·adbat (“show, point out”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠɑːxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːwa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

tábhacht f (genitive singular tábhachta)

1. importance; significance, substance
2. industry, thrift

Declension

Declension of tábhacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative tábhacht Vocative a thábhacht Genitive tábhachta Dative tábhacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tábhacht Genitive na tábhachta Dative leis an tábhacht don tábhacht

Synonyms

• (thrift): barainn

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “significance”): suntas, suntasacht

Derived terms

• neamhthábhacht f (“immateriality”)
• tábhachtach (“important, significant; substantial, consequential; industrious, thrifty”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tábhacht	thábhacht	dtábhacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tábhacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75