teann
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From 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 edit
teann (genitive singular masculine teann, genitive singular feminine teinne, plural teanna, comparative teinne)
Declension edit
Singular | 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 edit
teann m (genitive singular teanna or teinne, nominative plural teanna or teannta)
Declension edit
Alternative inflection:
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Irish tendaid. See Etymology 1 above.
Verb edit
teann (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 edit
Irish 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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 tend ‘strong’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 tend ‘strength’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
- Entries containing “teann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “teann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Adjective edit
teann
Derived terms edit
- teannaich (“tighten”)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 tend ‘strong’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language