tafann
Irish
Alternative forms
- tafant
- tabhthann, tafan, tafannt, tamhthann (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish tofond, verbal noun of do·seinn (“to chase, hunt”, literally “to bark at”). Doublet of tathant.
Pronunciation
Noun
tafann m (genitive singular tafainn)
Declension
Declension of tafann
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tafann | thafann | dtafann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 201, page 76
Further reading
- “tafann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tafann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tafann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 708
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tafann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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