tánaiste

/ˈtɔːnɪʃtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

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name

Alternative letter-case form of Tánaiste.

name

"On Thursday, the tánaiste, or deputy prime minister, Micheál Martin, described the personal abuse directed at lawmakers and their staff as “absolutely vile” and said some of the behaviour was “fascist-like”, Irish media reported."

From Irish tánaiste (“second-in-command, tanist”). Doublet of tanist.

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How do you pronounce tánaiste?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔːnɪʃtə/.

What does tánaiste mean?

Alternative letter-case form of Tánaiste.

Where does tánaiste come from?

It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce tánaiste

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