teacht

See also: téacht

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Middle Irish techt, from Old Irish techt, verbal noun of téit (“goes, proceeds, goes away, departs, vanishes”), later of do·icc (“comes to, approaches”), do·tét.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    teacht m (genitive singular teachta)

    1. verbal noun of tar
    2. approach, arrival
    3. coming, advent
    4. access
    Declension
    Declension of teacht (third declension, no plural)
    bare forms
    singular
    nominative teacht
    vocative a theacht
    genitive teachta
    dative teacht
    forms with the definite article
    singular
    nominative an teacht
    genitive an teachta
    dative leis an teacht
    don teacht
    Derived terms
    • teacht abhaile (“home-coming; staying-power”)
    • teacht amach (“issue, appearance”)
    • teacht aniar (“recuperative power, stamina; durability”)
    • teacht ar aghaidh
    • teacht as (“escape, survival; stretch”)
    • teacht chun cinn (“progress”)
    • teacht faoi (“dampness from ground”)
    • teacht isteach (“income”)
    • teacht le chéile (“concord, harmony”)
    • teachtaire

    Further reading

    • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “teaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1185; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
    • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “teacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

    Etymology 2

      From Old Irish techtaid (“to possess (lawfully)”).

      Verb

      teacht (present analytic teachtann, future analytic teachtfaidh, verbal noun teachtadh, past participle teachta)

      1. (transitive, law) to hold, enjoy (property)
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of teacht (first conjugation – A)
      indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present teachtaim teachtann tú;
      teachtair†       		teachtann sé, sí teachtaimid; teachtann muid teachtann sibh teachtann siad;
      teachtaid†       		a theachtann; a theachtas teachtar
      past theacht mé; theachtas theacht tú; theachtais theacht sé, sí theachtamar; theacht muid theacht sibh; theachtabhair theacht siad; theachtadar a theacht teachtadh
      past habitual theachtainn /
      teachtainn‡       		theachtá /
      teachtᇠ      		theachtadh sé, sí /
      teachtadh sé, sí‡       		theachtaimis; theachtadh muid /
      teachtaimis‡; teachtadh muid‡       		theachtadh sibh /
      teachtadh sibh‡       		theachtaidís; theachtadh siad /
      teachtaidís‡; teachtadh siad‡       		a theachtadh theachtaí /
      teachtaí‡
      singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      future teachtfaidh mé;
      teachtfad       		teachtfaidh tú;
      teachtfair†       		teachtfaidh sé, sí teachtfaimid;
      teachtfaidh muid       		teachtfaidh sibh teachtfaidh siad;
      teachtfaid†       		a theachtfaidh; a theachtfas teachtfar
      conditional theachtfainn /
      teachtfainn‡       		theachtfá /
      teachtfᇠ      		theachtfadh sé, sí /
      teachtfadh sé, sí‡       		theachtfaimis; theachtfadh muid /
      teachtfaimis‡; teachtfadh muid‡       		theachtfadh sibh /
      teachtfadh sibh‡       		theachtfaidís; theachtfadh siad /
      teachtfaidís‡; teachtfadh siad‡       		a theachtfadh theachtfaí /
      teachtfaí‡
      subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present go dteachta mé;
      go dteachtad†       		go dteachta tú;
      go dteachtair†       		go dteachta sé, sí go dteachtaimid;
      go dteachta muid       		go dteachta sibh go dteachta siad;
      go dteachtaid†       		— go dteachtar
      past dá dteachtainn dá dteachtá dá dteachtadh sé, sí dá dteachtaimis;
      dá dteachtadh muid       		dá dteachtadh sibh dá dteachtaidís;
      dá dteachtadh siad       		— dá dteachtaí
      imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      — teachtaim teacht teachtadh sé, sí teachtaimis teachtaigí;
      teachtaidh†       		teachtaidís — teachtar
      past participle teachta
      verbal noun teachtadh

      † archaic or dialect form
      ‡ dependent form

      Further reading

      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “teaċtaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1186; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “teacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of teacht
      radical lenition eclipsis
      teacht theacht dteacht

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

      References

      1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 67, page 18; reprinted 1988
      2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 244
      3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 82, line 279
      4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 380, page 128
      5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 206.5, page 100
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