taingeil

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • tainceil

Etymology

From taing +‎ -eil.

Pronunciation

taing-ul

Adjective

taingeil

  1. grateful, thankful, acknowledging
    • Is taingeil is còir dhut a bhith. ― You ought to be very thankful.
    • Bi taingeil nach eil seo nas miosa. ― Be thankful this is not worse.
    • gu taingeil ― thankfully

Antonyms

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
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