tapadh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑpˠə/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠapˠə/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠapˠuː/

Adjective

tapadh (genitive singular masculine tapaidh, genitive singular feminine tapaidhe, plural tapadha)

1. Superseded spelling of tapa.

Declension

Declension of tapadh

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	tapadh	thapadh	tapadha; thapadha2
vocative	thapaidh		tapadha
genitive		tapaidhe	tapadha	tapadh
dative	tapadh; thapadh1	thapadh; thapaidh (archaic)	tapadha; thapadha2
Comparative	níos tapaidhe
Superlative	is tapaidhe

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

tapadh m (genitive singular tapaidh)

1. Superseded spelling of tapa.

Declension

Declension of tapadh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative tapadh vocative a thapaidh genitive tapaidh dative tapadh forms with the definite article singular nominative an tapadh genitive an tapaidh dative leis an tapadh don tapadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of tapadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tapadh	thapadh	dtapadh

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʰahpəɣ/, (second definition) /ˈt̪ʰahpə/

Noun

tapadh m (genitive singular tapaidh)

1. cleverness, smartness
2. thanks (usually in the phrase tapadh leat/leibh)
3. Alternative form of tapachd

Derived terms

• tapadh leat/leibh (“thank you”)
• tapaidh (“handy; smart; hardy”)

Mutation

Mutation of tapadh

radical	lenition
tapadh	thapadh

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