# teacht
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʲaxt̪ˠ/
* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /tʲæxt̪ˠ/, [tʲæːxt̪ˠ]

### Etymology 1

From Middle Irish techt, from Old Irish techt, verbal noun of téit (“goes, proceeds, goes away, departs, vanishes”), later of do·icc (“comes to, approaches”), do·tét.

#### Alternative forms

* tíocht (Cois Fharraige)

#### Noun

teacht m (genitive singular teachta)
* verbal noun of tar
* approach, arrival
* coming, advent
* access

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
teacht
vocative
a theacht
genitive
teachta
dative
teacht
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an teacht
genitive
an teachta
dative
leis an teacht don teacht :

##### Derived terms

* teacht abhaile (“home-coming; staying-power”)
* teacht amach (“issue, appearance”)
* teacht aniar (“recuperative power, stamina; durability”)
* teacht ar aghaidh
* teacht as (“escape, survival; stretch”)
* teacht chun cinn (“progress”)
* teacht faoi (“dampness from ground”)
* teacht isteach (“income”)
* teacht le chéile (“concord, harmony”)
* teachtaire

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish techtaid (“to possess (lawfully)”).

#### Verb

teacht (present analytic teachtann, future analytic teachtfaidh, verbal noun teachtadh, past participle teachta)
* (transitive, law) hold, enjoy (property)

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | teachtaim | teachtann tú; teachtair$^†$ | teachtann sé, sí | teachtaimid | teachtann sibh | teachtann siad; teachtaid$^†$ | a theachtann; a theachtas / a dteachtann* | teachtar |
| indicative | past | theacht mé; theachtas | theacht tú; theachtais | theacht sé, sí | theachtamar; theacht muid | theacht sibh; theachtabhair | theacht siad; theachtadar | a theacht / ar theacht* | teachtadh |
| indicative | past habitual | theachtainn / dteachtainn‡‡ | theachtá / dteachtá‡‡ | theachtadh sé, sí / dteachtadh sé, sí‡‡ | theachtaimis; theachtadh muid / dteachtaimis‡‡; dteachtadh muid‡‡ | theachtadh sibh / dteachtadh sibh‡‡ | theachtaidís; theachtadh siad / dteachtaidís‡‡; dteachtadh siad‡‡ | a theachtadh / a dteachtadh* | theachtaí / dteachtaí‡‡ |
| future | future | teachtfaidh mé; teachtfad | teachtfaidh tú; teachtfair$^†$ | teachtfaidh sé, sí | teachtfaimid; teachtfaidh muid | teachtfaidh sibh | teachtfaidh siad; teachtfaid$^†$ | a theachtfaidh; a theachtfas / a dteachtfaidh* | teachtfar |
| conditional | conditional | theachtfainn / dteachtfainn‡‡ | theachtfá / dteachtfá‡‡ | theachtfadh sé, sí / dteachtfadh sé, sí‡‡ | theachtfaimis; theachtfadh muid / dteachtfaimis‡‡; dteachtfadh muid‡‡ | theachtfadh sibh / dteachtfadh sibh‡‡ | theachtfaidís; theachtfadh siad / dteachtfaidís‡‡; dteachtfadh siad‡‡ | a theachtfadh / a dteachtfadh* | theachtfaí / dteachtfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go dteachta mé; go dteachtad$^†$ | go dteachta tú; go dteachtair$^†$ | go dteachta sé, sí | go dteachtaimid; go dteachta muid | go dteachta sibh | go dteachta siad; go dteachtaid$^†$ | — | go dteachtar |
| subjunctive | past | dá dteachtainn | dá dteachtá | dá dteachtadh sé, sí | dá dteachtaimis; dá dteachtadh muid | dá dteachtadh sibh | dá dteachtaidís; dá dteachtadh siad | — | dá dteachtaí |
| imperative | imperative | teachtaim | teacht | teachtadh sé, sí | teachtaimis | teachtaigí; teachtaidh$^†$ | teachtaidís | — | teachtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | teachtadh | teachtadh | teachtadh | teachtadh | teachtadh | teachtadh | teachtadh | teachtadh |
| past participle | past participle | teachta | teachta | teachta | teachta | teachta | teachta | teachta | teachta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 67, page 18; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 244
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 82, line 279
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 380, page 128
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 206.5, page 100

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN