French

Verb

taise

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of taire
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of taire

Anagrams

• étais

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish taise ‎(“dampness, moistness, softness; tenderness, mercy; weakness, feebleness; swoon, fainting fit, unconsciousness”).

Noun

taise f ‎(genitive singular taise)

1. dampness, moistness, humidity
2. softness, smoothness, tenderness
3. mildness, gentleness; kindness, compassion

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish taise ‎(“dead body, corpse, remains; relics of a saint; remnant, remains, ruins; manes, spirit, ghost”).

Noun

taise f ‎(genitive singular taise, nominative plural taisí)

1. doppelganger, fetch, wraith
2. shade, apparition, ghost

Declension

Alternative forms

• tais f

Etymology 3

Adjective

taise

1. genitive feminine singular of tais
2. nominative / vocative / dative plural of tais
3. strong genitive plural of tais
4. comparative degree of tais

Mutation

References

• "taise" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 taise” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 taise” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.