Tailtiu

English

Proper noun

Tailtiu

  1. (Irish mythology) A presumed goddess who was the survivor of the invasion of Tuatha Dé Danann and was the foster mother of Lugh.
  2. The town in County Meath that was named after her.

Alternative forms

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪al̠ʲ.t̠ʲu/

Proper noun

Tailtiu f (genitive Tailten)

  1. Teltown (a town in County Meath, Ireland)
  2. (Irish mythology) A goddess in Irish mythology originally serving as a personification of the town.

Inflection

Feminine n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Tailtiu — —
vocative Tailtiu — —
accusative TailtinN — —
genitive Tailten — —
dative TailtinL, TailtiuL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: Tailtiu
    • Irish: Tailtin
      • → English: Teltown
    • → English: Tailtiu

Mutation

Mutation of Tailtiu
radical lenition nasalization
Tailtiu Thailtiu Tailtiu
pronounced with /d̪-/

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

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