tafann

Irish

From Old Irish tofond, verbal noun of do·seinn (“to chase, hunt”, literally “to bark at”). Doublet of tathant.

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠau̯hən̪ˠ(t̪ˠ)/, [ˈt̪ˠau̯ʍən̪ˠ(t̪ˠ)] (as if spelled tabhthann(t))^[1]

tafann m (genitive singular tafainn)

Declension of tafann (first declension, no plural)

forms with the definite article
case	singular
nominative	an tafann
genitive	an tafainn
dative	leis an tafann don tafann

Mutated forms of *tafann*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
tafann	thafann	dtafann

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

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 201, page 76

“tafann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tafann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tafann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 708
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tafann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN