teann
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Irish tenn, from Old Irish tend, probably from or related to Proto-Celtic *tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, extend”), see also Welsh tynnu (“to pull, stretch, draw”).
Adjective
editteann (genitive singular masculine teann, genitive singular feminine teinne, plural teanna, comparative teinne)
Declension
editSingular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | teann | theann | teanna; theanna² | |
Vocative | theann | teanna | ||
Genitive | teinne | teanna | teann | |
Dative | teann; theann¹ |
theann | teanna; theanna² | |
Comparative | níos teinne | |||
Superlative | is teinne |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: teinn
Noun
editteann m (genitive singular teanna or teinne, nominative plural teanna or teannta)
Declension
editAlternative inflection:
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle Irish tendaid. See Etymology 1 above.
Verb
editteann (present analytic teannann, future analytic teannfaidh, verbal noun teannadh, past participle teannta)
Conjugation
edit* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
teann | theann | dteann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tend ‘strong’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 tend ‘strength’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tendaid ‘presses’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “teann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 726
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “teannaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 726
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “teann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “teann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish tenn, from Old Irish tend, probably from or related to Proto-Celtic *tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, extend”), see also Welsh tynnu (“to pull, stretch, draw”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editteann
Derived terms
edit- teannaich (“tighten”)
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
teann | theann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tend ‘strong’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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