tidsear

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English teacher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲidʲ(sʲ)əɾ/, [ˈtʲʰitʲ(ʃ)əɾ]

Noun

tidsear m (genitive singular tidseir, plural tidsearan)

1. teacher

   Synonyms: fear-teagaisg, neach-foghlaim, neach-teagaisg, muinear, teagasgair, teagaisgear

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
tidsear	thidsear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Declension

Declension of tidsear (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tidsear	tidsearan
Genitive	tidseir	thidsearan
Dative	tidsear	tidsearan; tidsearaibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) tidsear	(na) tidsearan
Genitive	(an) tidseir	(nan) tidsearan
Dative	(an) tidsear	(na) tidsearan; tidsearaibh✝
Vocative	thidseir	thidsearan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• bana-thidsear
• prìomh-thidsear

References

• Christine M. Sheil, Scottish Gaelic Clefts: Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics (2016)