téad

See also: tead

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish tét, from Proto-Celtic *tantā (“cord”) (compare Welsh tant (“cord”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”) (compare English thin, Latin tendō (“stretch”)).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /tʲiad̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /tʲeːd̪ˠ/

Noun

téad f (genitive singular téide, nominative plural téada)

  1. rope
  2. string of a musical instrument
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Alternative forms

  • téighead (superseded)

Verb

téad

  1. (archaic, Munster) first-person singular present subjunctive of téigh
Usage notes

The standard language uses the analytic form té mé.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
téad théad dtéad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “1 tét” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “téad” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "téad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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