taibhse

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish taidbsiu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt̪ˠavʲʃə] or [ˈt̪ˠəiʃə]

Noun

taibhse f (genitive singular taibhse, nominative plural taibhsí)

  1. ghost
  2. appearance

Declension
Declension of taibhse

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative taibhse taibhsí
Vocative a thaibhse a thaibhsí
Genitive taibhse taibhsí
Dative taibhse taibhsí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an taibhse na taibhsí
Genitive na taibhse na dtaibhsí
Dative leis an taibhse

don taibhse

 leis na taibhsí

Derived terms

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

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish taidbsiu.

Noun

taibhse m or f (genitive singular taibhse, plural taibhsean)

  1. apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost

Synonyms

Derived terms
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