tubaiste
Irish
Alternative forms
- tubaist, tubáiste
Etymology
From Middle Irish tubaiste, from Middle English tempest (“tempest, commotion”), from Old French tempeste (“storm”), from Latin tempestās. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic tubaist. Doublet of timpiste.
Noun
tubaiste f (genitive singular tubaiste, nominative plural tubaistí)
Declension
Declension of tubaiste
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- tubaisteach (“calamitous, disastrous, tragic”, adjective)
- tubaisteoir (“unfortunate person; dangerous bungler; mischief-maker”)
- tubaiste nádúrtha (“natural disaster”)
- tubaisteoireacht, tubaistíocht (“dangerous bungling; mischief-making”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tubaiste | thubaiste | dtubaiste |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tubaist(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tubaiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “tubaiste” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tubaiste” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
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