táthaire

Irish

Etymology

From táthaigh +‎ -aire.

Noun

táthaire m (genitive singular táthaire, nominative plural táthairí)

1. welder
2. hanger-on, toady
3. cadger, scrounger

Declension

Declension of táthaire (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative táthaire táthairí vocative a tháthaire a tháthairí genitive táthairí táthairí dative táthaire táthairí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an táthaire na táthairí genitive an táthairí na dtáthairí dative leis an táthaire don táthaire leis na táthairí

Derived terms

• táthaireacht f (“toadying”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of táthaire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
táthaire	tháthaire	dtáthaire

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “táthaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN