teaghlach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish teglach (“household, family, following”).[1] Akin to both teach (“house”) and slua (“army; crowd”).

Pronunciation

Noun

teaghlach m (genitive singular teaghlaigh, nominative plural teaghlaigh)

  1. family, (especially) immediate family
  2. household

Declension

Declension of teaghlach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative teaghlach teaghlaigh
vocative a theaghlaigh a theaghlacha
genitive teaghlaigh teaghlach
dative teaghlach teaghlaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an teaghlach na teaghlaigh
genitive an teaghlaigh na dteaghlach
dative leis an teaghlach
don teaghlach 		leis na teaghlaigh

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of teaghlach
radical lenition eclipsis
teaghlach theaghlach dteaghlach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “teglach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 450, page 224
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 106, page 42

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish teglach (teg + slóg).

Pronunciation

  • (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰoːl̪ˠəx/[1]
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰɤɣl̪ˠəx/[2]

Noun

teaghlach m (genitive singular teaghlaich, plural teaghlaichean)

  1. family, household
    Tha teaghlach math a’ fuireach anns an taigh sin. ― There is a good family living in that house. (literally, “A good family is residing in that house.”)
  2. house (genealogy)
  3. (by extension) clan, tribe, race, progeny
  4. (obsolete) house, dwelling

Derived terms

  • cuid-oidhche le teaghlach (“homestay”)
  • dotair-teaghlaich (“general practitioner, GP”)
  • teaghlach farsaing (“extended family”)
  • (poetic) teaghlach na gréine (“the solar system”, literally “the sun's family”)
  • teaghlach rìoghail (“royal family”)

Mutation

Mutation of teaghlach
radical lenition
teaghlach theaghlach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “teaghlach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “teglach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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