noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:tēʹshəᴋʜ
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtiːʃəx/
Received-Pronunciation:/-ʃək/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Ireland:/ˈtiːʃəx/
General-American:/ˈtiʃək/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtiːʃi/
General-American:/ˈtiʃi/
CMU ARPABET:T IY1 SH AH0 K # title, irish
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Irish
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A chieftain or leader.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Taoiseach (“head of the government of Ireland”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Irish, alt-of
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the prime minister of the Irish Republic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chancellor, premier, prime minister
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Taoiseach (“chieftain, leader; prime minister of Ireland”). The plural form Taoisigh is borrowed from Irish Taoisigh.
See Taoiseach.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تيشخ
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Finnish:
irlannin pääministeri
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Finnish:
taoiseach
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
French:
taoiseach
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Georgian:
ტიშეხი
(ṭišexi)
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Georgian:
ირლანდიის პრემიერ-მინისტრი
(irlandiis ṗremier-minisṭri)
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Hebrew:
טישך
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Hindi:
तीशख़
(tīśax)
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Irish:
Taoiseach
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Japanese:
ティーショク
(Tīshoku)
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Korean:
티셔흐
(tisyeoheu)
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Latin:
Tovisacus
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Macedonian:
премие́р на Ирска
(premiér na Irska)
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Macedonian:
ти́шах
(tíšah)
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Persian:
تیشاخ
(tišâx)
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Serbo-Croatian:
Тишох
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Serbo-Croatian:
Тишех
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Serbo-Croatian:
Tišoh
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Serbo-Croatian:
Tišeh
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Spanish:
taoiseach
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
Ukrainian:
Тишех
(Tyšex)
— head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country
