taoi

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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taoi

  1. (Munster, archaic) second-person singular present indicative of

Usage notes

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  • Formerly used primarily in Munster though still very common in Kerry as conas taoi? (how are you?); the synthetic form táir is now even rarer than older taoi, while the less historical analytic form as promulgated in the controversial Caighdeán Oifigiúil ("Official Standard") is non-existent in Western Munster, where the even less historical form tánn (and fuileann after particles) is used before the 2nd person singular and plural sibh.

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