tafann

Irish

Alternative forms

• tafant
• tabhthann, tafan, tafannt, tamhthann (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish tofond, verbal noun of do·seinn (“to chase, hunt”, literally “to bark at”). Doublet of tathant.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠau̯hən̪ˠ(t̪ˠ)/, [ˈt̪ˠau̯ʍən̪ˠ(t̪ˠ)] (as if spelled tabhthann(t))

Noun

tafann m (genitive singular tafainn)

1. verbal noun of tafainn
2. (act of) barking, baying
3. a bark
4. (act of) hunting, chasing, banishing

Declension

Declension of tafann

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative tafann Vocative a thafainn Genitive tafainn Dative tafann

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tafann Genitive an tafainn Dative leis an tafann don tafann

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• “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