teagasc

Irish

Alternative forms
  • tionchosc
  • teagasg, teagosc, teagosg, teagusg, tionchosg (obsolete)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲaɡəsˠk/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tecosc, from Old Irish to- + in- + com- + the root of seichid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic teagasg.

Noun

teagasc m (genitive singular teagaisc, nominative plural teagasca)

  1. verbal noun of teagasc
  2. teaching, doctrine
    Synonym: foirceadal
    teagasc na hEaglaise ― the teaching/doctrine of the Church
  3. instruction, tuition
  4. precept
  5. moral (moral significance or practical lesson)
    Synonyms: ceacht, múineadh
  6. (literary) incantation
    Synonyms: ortha, briocht
Declension
Declension of teagasc

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative teagasc teagasca
Vocative a theagaisc a theagasca
Genitive teagaisc teagasc
Dative teagasc teagasca

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an teagasc na teagasca
Genitive an teagaisc na dteagasc
Dative leis an teagasc

don teagasc

 leis na teagasca
Derived terms
  • inteagaisc
  • mionteagasc
  • sotheagaisc
  • teagasc Críostaí (“Christian doctrine, catechism”)
  • teagasc seanchaite (“shibboleth”)
  • teagascach

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish tecoiscid, denominal from etymology 1.

Verb

teagasc (present analytic teagascann, future analytic teagascfaidh, verbal noun teagasc, past participle teagasctha)

  1. to teach, instruct, tutor
    Synonym: múin
Conjugation
conjugation of teagasc (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present teagascaim teagascann tú;
teagascair†		 teagascann sé, sí teagascaimid teagascann sibh teagascann siad;
teagascaid†		 a theagascann; a theagascas /
a dteagascann*; a dteagascas*		 teagasctar
past theagasc mé; theagascas theagasc tú; theagascais theagasc sé, sí theagascamar; theagasc muid theagasc sibh; theagascabhair theagasc siad; theagascadar a theagasc /
ar theagasc*		 teagascadh
past habitual theagascainn / dteagascainn‡‡ theagasctá / dteagasctᇇ theagascadh sé, sí / dteagascadh sé, s퇇 theagascaimis; theagascadh muid / dteagascaimis‡‡; dteagascadh muid‡‡ theagascadh sibh / dteagascadh sibh‡‡ theagascaidís; theagascadh siad / dteagascaidís‡‡; dteagascadh siad‡‡ a theagascadh /
a dteagascadh*		 theagasctaí / dteagascta퇇
future teagascfaidh mé;
teagascfad		 teagascfaidh tú;
teagascfair†		 teagascfaidh sé, sí teagascfaimid;
teagascfaidh muid		 teagascfaidh sibh teagascfaidh siad;
teagascfaid†		 a theagascfaidh; a theagascfas /
a dteagascfaidh*; a dteagascfas*		 teagascfar
conditional theagascfainn / dteagascfainn‡‡ theagascfá / dteagascfᇇ theagascfadh sé, sí / dteagascfadh sé, s퇇 theagascfaimis; theagascfadh muid / dteagascfaimis‡‡; dteagascfadh muid‡‡ theagascfadh sibh / dteagascfadh sibh‡‡ theagascfaidís; theagascfadh siad / dteagascfaidís‡‡; dteagascfadh siad‡‡ a theagascfadh /
a dteagascfadh*		 theagascfaí / dteagascfa퇇
subjunctive present go dteagasca mé;
go dteagascad†		 go dteagasca tú;
go dteagascair†		 go dteagasca sé, sí go dteagascaimid;
go dteagasca muid		 go dteagasca sibh go dteagasca siad;
go dteagascaid†		 — go dteagasctar
past dá dteagascainn dá dteagasctá dá dteagascadh sé, sí dá dteagascaimis;
dá dteagascadh muid		 dá dteagascadh sibh dá dteagascaidís;
dá dteagascadh siad		 — dá dteagasctaí
imperative teagascaim teagasc teagascadh sé, sí teagascaimis teagascaigí;
teagascaidh†		 teagascaidís — teagasctar
verbal noun teagasc
past participle teagasctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
teagasc theagasc dteagasc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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