Scottish Gaelic
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Alternative forms
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Etymology
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From taing + -eil.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
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taingeil
- grateful, thankful, acknowledging
- Is taingeil is còir dhut a bhith. ― You ought to be very thankful.
- Bi taingeil nach eil seo nas miosa. ― Be thankful this is not worse.
- gu taingeil ― thankfully
Antonyms
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References
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- Edward Dwelly (1911) “taingeil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC