téagartha

Irish

Alternative forms

  • téagarach, téagardha, téagarthach, téagrach
  • tégartha, teugarach, teugartha (obsolete)

Etymology

From téagar (“substance, bulk”) +‎ -tha.

Adjective

téagartha

  1. substantial, stout, burly, strong, bulky, large
    Synonym: alpartha
    teann téagartha ― strong and thickset
  2. stout (corpulent), full (plump, round), full-figured
  3. sheltered, comfortable and warm (of a house etc.)

Declension

Declension of téagartha
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative téagartha théagartha téagartha;
théagartha2
vocative théagartha téagartha
genitive téagartha téagartha téagartha
dative téagartha;
théagartha1 		théagartha téagartha;
théagartha2
Comparative níos téagartha
Superlative is téagartha

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of téagartha
radical lenition eclipsis
téagartha théagartha dtéagartha

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

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