tábhacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tadbacht, from do·adbat (“show, point out”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɑːxt̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːwa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

tábhacht f (genitive singular tábhachta)

  1. importance; significance, substance
  2. industry, thrift

Declension
Declension of tábhacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative tábhacht
Vocative a thábhacht
Genitive tábhachta
Dative tábhacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an tábhacht
Genitive na tábhachta
Dative leis an tábhacht

don tábhacht

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • neamhthábhacht f (“immateriality”)
  • tábhachtach (“important, significant; substantial, consequential; industrious, thrifty”, adjective)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tábhacht thábhacht dtábhacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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