taobhaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From taobh + -igh; compare Scottish Gaelic taobhaich.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠeːvˠɪɟ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠiːwiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠiːwi/, (older) /ˈt̪ˠɯːwi/

Verb

taobhaigh (present analytic taobhaíonn, future analytic taobhóidh, verbal noun taobhú, past participle taobhaithe) (transitive with le)

  1. side with, be partial to
  2. espouse (accept, take as one’s own), support (back mentally or concretely)
  3. trust, place confidence in, confide in
  4. entrust to
  5. approach (come or go near)
  6. enjoin (lay on, as a command)

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
taobhaigh thaobhaigh dtaobhaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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