tuathal

Irish

Alternative forms

• tuaifeal
• tuaithbheal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish túaithbel, from túath (“left, north”) + sel (“turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠuəhəl̪ˠ/, /ˈt̪ˠuəhəlˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠuəfəlˠ/, /ˈt̪ˠuəfəl̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form tuaifeal)

Adverb

tuathal

1. counterclockwise, anticlockwise

Antonyms

• deiseal

Noun

tuathal m (genitive singular tuathail)

1. left-hand side (any absolute geographic location on the left, as one faces the rising sun)
2. movement against the direction of the sun (from west to east)
3. error, blunder

Usage notes

As an attributive (in the genitive case), this takes on the meaning left (as opposed to 'right') or wrong:

• ar taobh tuathail ― on the left side.
• an taobh tuathail amach ― the wrong side out.

Declension

Declension of tuathal

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative tuathal Vocative a thuathail Genitive tuathail Dative tuathal

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tuathal Genitive an tuathail Dative leis an tuathal don tuathal

Derived terms

• Corrán Tuathail
• Lios Tuathail
• tuathalach
• tuathalacht
• tuathalán

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tuathal	thuathal	dtuathal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuathal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 67

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish túaithbel, from túath (“left, north”) + sel (“turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰuəhəl̪ˠ/

Adjective

tuathal

1. anticlockwise
2. confused, agitated
3. (dated) unlucky, ill-omened

Derived terms

• partan-tuathal

Mutation

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