taisdíonach

Irish

Etymology

From tais (“damp, moist, humid”) +‎ díonach (“impermeable, proof”).

Adjective

taisdíonach (genitive singular masculine taisdíonaigh, genitive singular feminine taisdíonaí, plural taisdíonacha, comparative taisdíonaí)

dampproof

Declension

Declension of taisdíonach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	taisdíonach	thaisdíonach	taisdíonacha; thaisdíonacha²
Vocative	thaisdíonaigh	thaisdíonach	taisdíonacha
Genitive	thaisdíonaigh	taisdíonaí	taisdíonacha	taisdíonach
Dative	taisdíonach; thaisdíonach¹	thaisdíonach; thaisdíonaigh (archaic)	taisdíonacha; thaisdíonacha²
Comparative	níos taisdíonaí
Superlative	is taisdíonaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taisdíonach	thaisdíonach	dtaisdíonach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"taisdíonach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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