# teastaigh
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* tastaigh (Galway)
* teastuigh (superseded)

### Etymology

From Middle Irish testaigid (“be lacking”), from Old Irish ·testa, prototonic form of do·esta (“be lacking”), from to- + ess- + ·tá,

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈtʲasˠt̪ˠəɟ/
* (Galway) IPA: /ˈt̪ˠasˠt̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form tastaigh)
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈtʲasˠt̪ˠi/

### Verb

teastaigh (present analytic teastaíonn, future analytic teastóidh, verbal noun teastáil, past participle teastaithe)
* to be wanted, to be needed
    Synonym: is mian le
    An dteastaíonn uait labhairt leis?Do you want to speak with him?
** 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 239:tȧstīn̄ wæmšə mə lāvə ńī.[Teastaíonn uaimse mo lámha a ní.]I want/need to wash my hands.
** 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 293:fāgn̥̄ tū nə ńī əs mō ə hȧstīs wæc, də jiə gə miniḱ[Fágann tú na nithe is mó a theastaíos uait i do dhiaidh go minic.]You often leave behind you the things you need the most.

#### Usage notes

* Used impersonally or with the object wanted/needed as the subject, with the person doing the wanting/needing expressed as the object of the preposition ó (“by”).

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | teastaím | teastaíonn tú; teastaír$^†$ | teastaíonn sé, sí | teastaímid; teastaíonn muid | teastaíonn sibh | teastaíonn siad; teastaíd$^†$ | a theastaíonn; a theastaíos / a dteastaíonn* | teastaítear |
| indicative | past | theastaigh mé; theastaíos | theastaigh tú; theastaís | theastaigh sé, sí | theastaíomar; theastaigh muid | theastaigh sibh; theastaíobhair | theastaigh siad; theastaíodar | a theastaigh / ar theastaigh* | teastaíodh |
| indicative | past habitual | theastaínn / dteastaínn‡‡ | theastaíteá / dteastaíteá‡‡ | theastaíodh sé, sí / dteastaíodh sé, sí‡‡ | theastaímis; theastaíodh muid / dteastaímis‡‡; dteastaíodh muid‡‡ | theastaíodh sibh / dteastaíodh sibh‡‡ | theastaídís; theastaíodh siad / dteastaídís‡‡; dteastaíodh siad‡‡ | a theastaíodh / a dteastaíodh* | theastaítí / dteastaítí‡‡ |
| future | future | teastóidh mé; teastód; teastóchaidh mé$^†$ | teastóidh tú; teastóir$^†$; teastóchaidh tú$^†$ | teastóidh sé, sí; teastóchaidh sé, sí$^†$ | teastóimid; teastóidh muid; teastóchaimid$^†$; teastóchaidh muid$^†$ | teastóidh sibh; teastóchaidh sibh$^†$ | teastóidh siad; teastóid$^†$; teastóchaidh siad$^†$ | a theastóidh; a theastós; a theastóchaidh$^†$; a theastóchas$^†$ / a dteastóidh*; a dteastóchaidh*$^†$ | teastófar; teastóchar$^†$ |
| conditional | conditional | theastóinn; theastóchainn$^†$ / dteastóinn‡‡; dteastóchainn$^†$‡‡ | theastófá; theastóchthá$^†$ / dteastófá‡‡; dteastóchthá$^†$‡‡ | theastódh sé, sí; theastóchadh sé, sí$^†$ / dteastódh sé, sí‡‡; dteastóchadh sé, sí$^†$‡‡ | theastóimis; theastódh muid; theastóchaimis$^†$; theastóchadh muid$^†$ / dteastóimis‡‡; dteastódh muid‡‡; dteastóchaimis$^†$‡‡; dteastóchadh muid$^†$‡‡ | theastódh sibh; theastóchadh sibh$^†$ / dteastódh sibh‡‡; dteastóchadh sibh$^†$‡‡ | theastóidís; theastódh siad; theastóchadh siad$^†$ / dteastóidís‡‡; dteastódh siad‡‡; dteastóchadh siad$^†$‡‡ | a theastódh; a theastóchadh$^†$ / a dteastódh*; a dteastóchadh*$^†$ | theastófaí; theastóchthaí$^†$ / dteastófaí‡‡; dteastóchthaí$^†$‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go dteastaí mé; go dteastaíod$^†$ | go dteastaí tú; go dteastaír$^†$ | go dteastaí sé, sí | go dteastaímid; go dteastaí muid | go dteastaí sibh | go dteastaí siad; go dteastaíd$^†$ | — | go dteastaítear |
| subjunctive | past | dá dteastaínn | dá dteastaíteá | dá dteastaíodh sé, sí | dá dteastaímis; dá dteastaíodh muid | dá dteastaíodh sibh | dá dteastaídís; dá dteastaíodh siad | — | dá dteastaítí |
| imperative | imperative | teastaím | teastaigh | teastaíodh sé, sí | teastaímis | teastaígí; teastaídh$^†$ | teastaídís | — | teastaítear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | teastáil | teastáil | teastáil | teastáil | teastáil | teastáil | teastáil | teastáil |
| past participle | past participle | teastaithe | teastaithe | teastaithe | teastaithe | teastaithe | teastaithe | teastaithe | teastaithe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do·esta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 testaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 239

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “teastuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 728
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teastaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN