taise

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taise

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of taire

• étais

From Old Irish taise (“dampness, moistness, softness; tenderness, mercy; weakness, feebleness; swoon, fainting fit, unconsciousness”).

taise f (genitive singular taise)

1. dampness, moistness, humidity
2. softness, smoothness, tenderness
3. mildness, gentleness; kindness, compassion

From Old Irish taise (“dead body, corpse, remains; relics of a saint; remnant, remains, ruins; manes, spirit, ghost”).

taise f (genitive singular taise, nominative plural taisí)

1. doppelganger, fetch, wraith
2. shade, apparition, ghost
3. remains, relics
4. ruins

• tais f

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

taise

1. inflection of tais (“damp, moist, humid; soft, smooth, tender; mild, gentle; kind, compassionate; soft, weak, indulgent”):
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
   3. comparative degree

• Entries containing “taise” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “taise” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 taise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 taise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language