teifeach

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛfʲəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛfʲæ(h)/

Noun

teifeach m (genitive singular teifigh, nominative plural teifigh)

  1. runaway, fugitive

Declension

Declension of teifeach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative teifeach teifigh
vocative a theifigh a theifeacha
genitive teifigh teifeach
dative teifeach teifigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an teifeach na teifigh
genitive an teifigh na dteifeach
dative leis an teifeach
don teifeach 		leis na teifigh

Adjective

teifeach (genitive singular masculine theifigh, genitive singular feminine teifí, plural teifeacha, comparative teifí)

  1. fugitive

Declension

Declension of teifeach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative teifeach theifeach teifeacha;
theifeacha2
vocative theifigh teifeacha
genitive teifí teifeacha teifeach
dative teifeach;
theifeach1 		theifeach;
theifigh (archaic) 		teifeacha;
theifeacha2
Comparative níos teifí
Superlative is teifí

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 teifeach
radical lenition eclipsis
teifeach theifeach dteifeach

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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