taig

See also: Taig

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Irish first name Tadhg, and thus probably cognate to Teagan and Tegan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teɪɡ/

Noun

taig (plural taigs)

  1. (British, especially Scotland and Northern Ireland, derogatory) An Irish Catholic.

See also

  • Fenian (an Irish Catholic)
  • Prod, Orangey (an Irish Protestant, especially a Unionist)

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish taika.

Noun

taig (genitive taia, partitive taiga)

  1. a pagan ritual or spell
    Ta tunneb taiga, kuidas ussi peletada.
    He knows the spell to repel the snake.

Declension

Declension of taig (ÕS type 22u/leib, g-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative taig taiad
accusative nom.
gen. taia
genitive taigade
partitive taiga taigu
taigasid
illative taiga
taiasse 		taigadesse
inessive taias taigades
elative taiast taigadest
allative taiale taigadele
adessive taial taigadel
ablative taialt taigadelt
translative taiaks taigadeks
terminative taiani taigadeni
essive taiana taigadena
abessive taiata taigadeta
comitative taiaga taigadega

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taɣʲ/

Noun

taig n

  1. dative singular of tech

Mutation

Mutation of taig
radical lenition nasalization
taig thaig taig
pronounced with /d-/

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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