taifead

Irish

Alternative forms

taithmhead (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish taithmet, taidmet (“memory, remembrance”), from to- + aithmet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠafʲəd̪ˠ/

Noun

taifead m (genitive singular taifid, nominative plural taifid)

record (information put into a lasting physical medium)
Synonyms: cuntas, tuairisc
log (chronological record), logbook
Synonyms: loga, logleabhar

Declension

Declension of taifead (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	taifead	taifid
vocative	a thaifid	a thaifeada
genitive	taifid	taifead
dative	taifead	taifid

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an taifead	na taifid
genitive	an taifid	na dtaifead
dative	leis an taifead don taifead	leis na taifid

Verb

taifead (present analytic taifeadann, future analytic taifeadfaidh, verbal noun taifeadadh, past participle taifeadta)

record

Conjugation

conjugation of taifead (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	taifeadadh
past participle	taifeadta
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	taifeadaim	taifeadann tú; taifeadair^†	taifeadann sé, sí	taifeadaimid	taifeadann sibh	taifeadann siad; taifeadaid^†	a thaifeadann; a thaifeadas / a dtaifeadann*	taifeadtar
past	thaifead mé; thaifeadas	thaifead tú; thaifeadais	thaifead sé, sí	thaifeadamar; thaifead muid	thaifead sibh; thaifeadabhair	thaifead siad; thaifeadadar	a thaifead / ar thaifead*	taifeadadh
past habitual	thaifeadainn / dtaifeadainn‡‡	thaifeadtá / dtaifeadtá‡‡	thaifeadadh sé, sí / dtaifeadadh sé, sí‡‡	thaifeadaimis; thaifeadadh muid / dtaifeadaimis‡‡; dtaifeadadh muid‡‡	thaifeadadh sibh / dtaifeadadh sibh‡‡	thaifeadaidís; thaifeadadh siad / dtaifeadaidís‡‡; dtaifeadadh siad‡‡	a thaifeadadh / a dtaifeadadh*	thaifeadtaí / dtaifeadtaí‡‡
future	taifeadfaidh mé; taifeadfad	taifeadfaidh tú; taifeadfair^†	taifeadfaidh sé, sí	taifeadfaimid; taifeadfaidh muid	taifeadfaidh sibh	taifeadfaidh siad; taifeadfaid^†	a thaifeadfaidh; a thaifeadfas / a dtaifeadfaidh*	taifeadfar
conditional	thaifeadfainn / dtaifeadfainn‡‡	thaifeadfá / dtaifeadfá‡‡	thaifeadfadh sé, sí / dtaifeadfadh sé, sí‡‡	thaifeadfaimis; thaifeadfadh muid / dtaifeadfaimis‡‡; dtaifeadfadh muid‡‡	thaifeadfadh sibh / dtaifeadfadh sibh‡‡	thaifeadfaidís; thaifeadfadh siad / dtaifeadfaidís‡‡; dtaifeadfadh siad‡‡	a thaifeadfadh / a dtaifeadfadh*	thaifeadfaí / dtaifeadfaí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go dtaifeada mé; go dtaifeadad^†	go dtaifeada tú; go dtaifeadair^†	go dtaifeada sé, sí	go dtaifeadaimid; go dtaifeada muid	go dtaifeada sibh	go dtaifeada siad; go dtaifeadaid^†	—	go dtaifeadtar
past	dá dtaifeadainn	dá dtaifeadtá	dá dtaifeadadh sé, sí	dá dtaifeadaimis; dá dtaifeadadh muid	dá dtaifeadadh sibh	dá dtaifeadaidís; dá dtaifeadadh siad	—	dá dtaifeadtaí
imperative
–	taifeadaim	taifead	taifeadadh sé, sí	taifeadaimis	taifeadaigí; taifeadaidh^†	taifeadaidís	—	taifeadtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

taifeadán (“recorder”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *taifead*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
taifead	thaifead	dtaifead

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