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)

1. dampproof

   Synonym: taisdíonta

Declension

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

Declension of taisdíonach

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taisdíonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “taisdíonach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “taisdíonach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024