teannta

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲəun̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tennta.

Noun

teannta m (genitive singular teannta, nominative plural teanntaí)

  1. support, prop
  2. fix, difficulty
Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Participle

teannta

  1. past participle of teann

Noun

teannta

  1. plural of teann
  2. genitive singular of teannadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
teannta theannta dteannta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “1 tennta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “teannta” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 727.
  • "teannta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “teannta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “teannta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “teannta” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʃʰaun̪ˠt̪ʰə/

Adjective

teannta

  1. joined together, close, compact, tight, pressed together

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
teanntatheannta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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