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
    teagasc na hEaglaisethe teaching/doctrine of the Church
    Synonym: foirceadal
  3. instruction, tuition
  4. precept
  5. moral (moral significance or practical lesson)
    Synonyms: ceacht, múineadh
  6. (literary) incantation
    Synonyms: ortha, briocht
Declension
Derived terms
  • inteagaisc
  • mionteagasc
  • sotheagaisc
  • teagascach
  • teagasc Críostaí (Christian doctrine, catechism)
  • teagasc seanchaite (shibboleth)

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
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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