teanga

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic *tangʷāt- (compare Welsh tafod), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (tongue, speech, language).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈtʲaŋə], [ˈtʲaŋɡə]

Noun

teanga f (genitive teanga, nominative plural teangacha)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. language

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
teanga theanga dteanga
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic *tangʷāt-, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (tongue, speech, language).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /tʰʲɛŋɡə/

Noun

teanga f (genitive teangaidh, plural teangan)

  1. tongue
  2. language

Usage notes

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Last modified on 9 February 2013, at 14:56