taghdach

Irish

Alternative forms

• daodach, taodach

Etymology

From taghd +‎ -ach.

Adjective

taghdach (genitive singular masculine taghdaigh, genitive singular feminine taghdaí, plural taghdacha, comparative taghdaí)

1. impulsive, capricious
2. quick-tempered, temperamental

Declension

Declension of taghdach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	taghdach	thaghdach	taghdacha; thaghdacha²
Vocative	thaghdaigh		taghdacha
Genitive		taghdaí	taghdacha	taghdach
Dative	taghdach; thaghdach¹	thaghdach; thaghdaigh (archaic)	taghdacha; thaghdacha²
Comparative	níos taghdaí
Superlative	is taghdaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taghdach	thaghdach	dtaghdach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taghdach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “taodaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 717