tairngreacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• tairgín, tairngire, tairngireacht, targaire, targaireacht, tarngair, tarngair, tarngaireacht

Etymology

From older tairngire +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠɡɪɾʲa(x)t̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form targaireacht)

Noun

tairngreacht f (genitive singular tairngreachta, nominative plural tairngreachtaí)

1. verbal noun of tairngir
2. prediction, prophecy

Declension

Declension of tairngreacht (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative tairngreacht tairngreachtaí vocative a thairngreacht a thairngreachtaí genitive tairngreachta tairngreachtaí dative tairngreacht tairngreachtaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tairngreacht na tairngreachtaí genitive na tairngreachta na dtairngreachtaí dative leis an tairngreacht don tairngreacht leis na tairngreachtaí

Synonyms

• (prediction): réamhaisnéis

Mutation

Mutated forms of tairngreacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tairngreacht	thairngreacht	dtairngreacht

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) “tairngreacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN