Tailtiu

English

Proper noun

Tailtiu

  1. (Irish mythology) A presumed goddess who was the survivor of the invasion of Tuatha Dé Danann and was the foster mother of Lugh.
  2. The town in County Meath that was named after her.

Alternative forms

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtalʲ.tʲu/

Proper noun

Tailtiu f (genitive Tailten)

  1. Teltown (a town in County Meath, Ireland)
  2. (Irish mythology) A goddess in Irish mythology originally serving as a personification of the town.

Inflection
Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Tailtiu — —
Vocative Tailtiu — —
Accusative TailtinN — —
Genitive Tailten — —
Dative TailtinL, TailtiuL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Middle Irish: Tailtiu
    • Irish: Tailtin
      • → English: Teltown
    • → English: Tailtiu

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