teann

See also: téann

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Middle Irish tenn, tend, from tendaid (“to press, squeeze, tighten”),[5] either from Latin tendō or from a Proto-Celtic cognate of it; either way from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“to stretch, extend”); see also Welsh tynnu (“to pull, stretch, draw”).

    Adjective

    teann (genitive singular masculine teann, genitive singular feminine teinne, plural teanna, comparative teinne)

    1. tight, firm, stiff
    2. strong, bold, stout, powerful
      teann téagartha ― strong and thickset
    3. severe
    4. hardy
    Declension
    Declension of teann
    Positive singular plural
    masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
    nominative teann theann teanna;
    theanna2
    vocative theann teanna
    genitive teinne teanna teann
    dative teann;
    theann1     		theann teanna;
    theanna2
    Comparative níos teinne
    Superlative is teinne

    1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
    2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

    • Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: teinn
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish tenn, tend.[6]

      Noun

      teann m (genitive singular teanna or teinne, nominative plural teanna or teannta)

      1. oppression, violence
      2. strain, distress, effort
      3. strength
      Declension
      Declension of teann (third declension)
      bare forms
      singular plural
      nominative teann teanna
      vocative a theann a theanna
      genitive teanna teann
      dative teann teanna
      forms with the definite article
      singular plural
      nominative an teann na teanna
      genitive an teanna na dteann
      dative leis an teann
      don teann       		leis na teanna

      Alternative inflection:

      Declension of teann (second declension)
      bare forms
      singular plural
      nominative teann teannta
      vocative a theann a theannta
      genitive teinne teannta
      dative teann teannta
      forms with the definite article
      singular plural
      nominative an teann na teannta
      genitive an teinne na dteannta
      dative leis an teann
      don teann       		leis na teannta
      Derived terms
      • i dteann (“at the height of”)
      • le teann (“by dint of, for the sake of”)

      Etymology 3

        From Middle Irish tendaid.[7] See Etymology 1 above.

        Verb

        teann (present analytic teannann, future analytic teannfaidh, verbal noun teannadh, past participle teannta)

        1. to press, urge
        2. to tighten, strain, strengthen
        3. to staunch
        4. to embrace
        Conjugation
        Conjugation of teann (first conjugation – A)
        indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        present teannaim teannann tú;
        teannair†         		teannann sé, sí teannaimid; teannann muid teannann sibh teannann siad;
        teannaid†         		a theannann; a theannas teanntar
        past theann mé; theannas theann tú; theannais theann sé, sí theannamar; theann muid theann sibh; theannabhair theann siad; theannadar a theann teannadh
        past habitual theannainn /
        teannainn‡         		theanntá /
        teanntᇠ        		theannadh sé, sí /
        teannadh sé, sí‡         		theannaimis; theannadh muid /
        teannaimis‡; teannadh muid‡         		theannadh sibh /
        teannadh sibh‡         		theannaidís; theannadh siad /
        teannaidís‡; teannadh siad‡         		a theannadh theanntaí /
        teanntaí‡
        singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        future teannfaidh mé;
        teannfad         		teannfaidh tú;
        teannfair†         		teannfaidh sé, sí teannfaimid;
        teannfaidh muid         		teannfaidh sibh teannfaidh siad;
        teannfaid†         		a theannfaidh; a theannfas teannfar
        conditional theannfainn /
        teannfainn‡         		theannfá /
        teannfᇠ        		theannfadh sé, sí /
        teannfadh sé, sí‡         		theannfaimis; theannfadh muid /
        teannfaimis‡; teannfadh muid‡         		theannfadh sibh /
        teannfadh sibh‡         		theannfaidís; theannfadh siad /
        teannfaidís‡; teannfadh siad‡         		a theannfadh theannfaí /
        teannfaí‡
        subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        present go dteanna mé;
        go dteannad†         		go dteanna tú;
        go dteannair†         		go dteanna sé, sí go dteannaimid;
        go dteanna muid         		go dteanna sibh go dteanna siad;
        go dteannaid†         		— go dteanntar
        past dá dteannainn dá dteanntá dá dteannadh sé, sí dá dteannaimis;
        dá dteannadh muid         		dá dteannadh sibh dá dteannaidís;
        dá dteannadh siad         		— dá dteanntaí
        imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        — teannaim teann teannadh sé, sí teannaimis teannaigí;
        teannaidh†         		teannaidís — teanntar
        past participle teannta
        verbal noun teannadh

        † archaic or dialect form
        ‡ dependent form

        Mutation

        Mutated forms of teann
        radical lenition eclipsis
        teann theann dteann

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

        References

        References
        1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 6, page 6
        2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 26, page 12
        3. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 341, page 67
        4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 388, page 129
        5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tend ‘strong’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
        6. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 tend ‘strength’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
        7. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tendaid ‘presses’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

        Further reading

        Scottish Gaelic

        Etymology

          From Middle Irish tenn, tend, from tendaid (“to press, squeeze, tighten”),[1] either from Latin tendō or from a Proto-Celtic cognate of it; either way from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“to stretch, extend”); see also Welsh tynnu (“to pull, stretch, draw”).

          Pronunciation

          Adjective

          teann (comparative nas teinne, superlative as teinne)

          1. tight, tense, taut, firm, fixed
          2. severe, strict
          3. near, close

          Derived terms

          • teannaich (“tighten”)

          Mutation

          Mutation of teann
          radical lenition
          teann theann

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

          References

          1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tend ‘strong’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
          2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
          3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 41
          4. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 744
          5. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 309
          6. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
          7. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 220

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