téigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish téit.

The past dependent form deachaigh is from Old Irish ·dechuid, prototonic form of the perfect tense of téit.

The Ulster analytic present indicative téid, théid is from Old Irish do·tét.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /tʲeːɟ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /tʲeːj/, /tʲəi/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /tʲeː/, [tʲɛː]; /tʲəi/, [tʲei][1]

Verb

téigh (present analytic téann, future analytic rachaidh, verbal noun dul, past participle dulta)

  1. go
    Chuaigh mé abhaile.
    I went home.
    Téigh trasna an bhóthair.
    Go across the road/Cross the road.
Conjugation
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Old Irish téigid (warms, heats).

Pronunciation

Verb

téigh (present analytic téann, future analytic téifidh, verbal noun téamh, past participle téite) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. (literally) heat, warm
  2. give a warm feeling to
  3. have a warm feeling for
  4. kindle, glow
  5. inflame
  6. overheat
Conjugation

Further reading

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
téigh théigh dtéigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
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