taistealaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From taistil (“travel”, verb) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

taistealaí m (genitive singular taistealaí, nominative plural taistealaithe)

1. traveller
   1. one who travels

      Synonym: imeachtaí

   2. Irish Traveller

      Synonym: duine den lucht siúil

Declension

Declension of taistealaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative taistealaí taistealaithe Vocative a thaistealaí a thaistealaithe Genitive taistealaí taistealaithe Dative taistealaí taistealaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an taistealaí na taistealaithe Genitive an taistealaí na dtaistealaithe Dative leis an taistealaí don taistealaí leis na taistealaithe

Alternative forms

• taistealach

Derived terms

• taistealaí farraige (“voyager”)
• taistealaí tráchtála (“commercial traveller”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

taistealaí

1. inflection of taistealach (“travelling, fond of travel”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
taistealaí	thaistealaí	dtaistealaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “taistealaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “taistealaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taistealaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN