teachta

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲaxt̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish techt (“messenger”).

Noun

teachta m (genitive singular teachta, nominative plural teachtaí)

1. deputy (legislator)
2. emissary

Declension

Declension of teachta (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative teachta teachtaí vocative a theachta a theachtaí genitive teachta teachtaí dative teachta teachtaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an teachta na teachtaí genitive an teachta na dteachtaí dative leis an teachta don teachta leis na teachtaí

Derived terms

• Teachta Dála (“Dáil Deputy”)

Further reading

• “teachta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 techt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “teaċta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 724
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teachta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

teachta

1. genitive singular of teacht
2. genitive singular of teachtadh

Participle

teachta

1. past participle of teacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of teachta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
teachta	theachta	dteachta

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