tafann
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish tofond, verbal noun of do·seinn (“to chase, hunt”, literally “to bark at”). Doublet of tathant.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tafann m (genitive singular tafainn)
Declension[edit]
Declension of tafann
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
|
Forms with the definite article:
|
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tafann | thafann | dtafann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 201, page 76
Further reading[edit]
- “tafann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tafann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tafann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 708
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tafann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN