tánaiste
See also: Tánaiste
Irish
Noun
tánaiste m (genitive singular tánaiste, nominative plural tánaistí)
- (historical, monarchy) tanist, heir presumptive
- (politics) deputy prime minister
- second-in-command, second in rank or dignity; next in order
- third finger
Declension
Declension of tánaiste
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
- ánaiste (archaic)
Derived terms
- i dtánaiste (“next to, almost”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tánaiste | thánaiste | dtánaiste |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "tánaiste" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “tánaise, tánaiste”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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