Tadhg
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish Tadg (whence also Old Norse Taðkr), from the common noun tadg (“poet”), from pre-Goidelic *tazgos, from Proto-Celtic *taskos (“badger”). Cognate with Manx Taig and with Gaulish names like Tasgetius, Tasciovanus, Moritasgus.
Proper noun
Tadhg m (genitive Thaidhg)
- a male given name from Old Irish, historically anglicized as Thaddeus or Timothy but etymologically unrelated to them.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Tadhg | Thadhg | dTadhg |
| 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, page 30
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 tadg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Tadhg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Tadhg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Tadhg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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