taifead

Irish

Alternative forms

taithmhead (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish taithmet, taidmet (“memory, remembrance”), from to- + aithmet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠafʲəd̪ˠ/

Noun

taifead m (genitive singular taifid, nominative plural taifid)

record (information put into a lasting physical medium)
Synonyms: cuntas, tuairisc
log (chronological record), logbook
Synonyms: loga, logleabhar

Declension

Declension of taifead

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	taifead	taifid
Vocative	a thaifid	a thaifeada
Genitive	taifid	taifead
Dative	taifead	taifid

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an taifead	na taifid
Genitive	an taifid	na dtaifead
Dative	leis an taifead don taifead	leis na taifid

Verb

taifead (present analytic taifeadann, future analytic taifeadfaidh, verbal noun taifeadadh, past participle taifeadta)

record

Conjugation

conjugation of taifead (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	taifeadaim	taifeadann tú; taifeadair^†	taifeadann sé, sí	taifeadaimid	taifeadann sibh	taifeadann siad; taifeadaid^†	a thaifeadann; a thaifeadas / a dtaifeadann; a dtaifeadas	taifeadtar
	past	thaifead mé; thaifeadas	thaifead tú; thaifeadais	thaifead sé, sí	thaifeadamar; thaifead muid	thaifead sibh; thaifeadabhair	thaifead siad; thaifeadadar	a thaifead / ar thaifead*	taifeadadh
	past habitual	thaifeadainn / dtaifeadainn‡‡	thaifeadtá / dtaifeadtá‡‡	thaifeadadh sé, sí / dtaifeadadh sé, sí‡‡	thaifeadaimis; thaifeadadh muid / dtaifeadaimis‡‡; dtaifeadadh muid‡‡	thaifeadadh sibh / dtaifeadadh sibh‡‡	thaifeadaidís; thaifeadadh siad / dtaifeadaidís‡‡; dtaifeadadh siad‡‡	a thaifeadadh / a dtaifeadadh*	thaifeadtaí / dtaifeadtaí‡‡
future		taifeadfaidh mé; taifeadfad	taifeadfaidh tú; taifeadfair^†	taifeadfaidh sé, sí	taifeadfaimid; taifeadfaidh muid	taifeadfaidh sibh	taifeadfaidh siad; taifeadfaid^†	a thaifeadfaidh; a thaifeadfas / a dtaifeadfaidh; a dtaifeadfas	taifeadfar
conditional		thaifeadfainn / dtaifeadfainn‡‡	thaifeadfá / dtaifeadfá‡‡	thaifeadfadh sé, sí / dtaifeadfadh sé, sí‡‡	thaifeadfaimis; thaifeadfadh muid / dtaifeadfaimis‡‡; dtaifeadfadh muid‡‡	thaifeadfadh sibh / dtaifeadfadh sibh‡‡	thaifeadfaidís; thaifeadfadh siad / dtaifeadfaidís‡‡; dtaifeadfadh siad‡‡	a thaifeadfadh / a dtaifeadfadh*	thaifeadfaí / dtaifeadfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go dtaifeada mé; go dtaifeadad^†	go dtaifeada tú; go dtaifeadair^†	go dtaifeada sé, sí	go dtaifeadaimid; go dtaifeada muid	go dtaifeada sibh	go dtaifeada siad; go dtaifeadaid^†	—	go dtaifeadtar
subjunctive	past	dá dtaifeadainn	dá dtaifeadtá	dá dtaifeadadh sé, sí	dá dtaifeadaimis; dá dtaifeadadh muid	dá dtaifeadadh sibh	dá dtaifeadaidís; dá dtaifeadadh siad	—	dá dtaifeadtaí
imperative		taifeadaim	taifead	taifeadadh sé, sí	taifeadaimis	taifeadaigí; taifeadaidh^†	taifeadaidís	—	taifeadtar
verbal noun		taifeadadh
past participle		taifeadta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

taifeadán (“recorder”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taifead	thaifead	dtaifead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.