taig

See also: Taig

English

Etymology

From the Irish first name Tadhg, and thus probably cognate to Teagan and Tegan.

Noun

taig (plural taigs)

  1. (Britain, especially Scotland and Northern Ireland, derogatory) A Catholic.

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish taika.

Noun

taig (genitive taia, partitive taiga)

  1. a pagan ritual or spell
    Ta tunneb taiga, kuidas ussi peletada.
    He knows the spell to repel the snake.

Declension
Declension of taig (type leib)
singular plural
nominative taig taiad
genitive taia taigade
partitive taiga taigu / taigasid
illative taiga / taiasse taigadesse / taiusse
inessive taias taigades
elative taiast taigadest
allative taiale taigadele
adessive taial taigadel
ablative taialt taigadelt
translative taiaks taigadeks
terminative taiani taigadeni
essive taiana taigadena
abessive taiata taigadeta
comitative taiaga taigadega

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /taɣʲ/

Noun

taig n

  1. dative singular of tech

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
taig thaig taig
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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