taisteal

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaʃtʲəl̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish taistel.

Noun

taisteal m (genitive singular taistil)

  1. verbal noun of taistil
  2. travel
  3. (fishing) hackle
    Synonym: siostal
  4. (basketball) travelling
Derived terms
  • taistealach (travelling, fond of travel, adjective)
  • taistealaí (traveller)
  • taistil (travel, verb)

Etymology 2

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Noun

taisteal m (genitive singular taistil)

  1. (textiles) hackle
Derived terms
  • taistealáil f ((act of) hackling)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
taisteal thaisteal dtaisteal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • taisdeal

Etymology

From Old Irish taistel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰaʃtʲəl̪ˠ/

Noun

taisteal m (genitive singular taisteil, plural taistealan)

  1. travel, journey

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “taisteal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “taistel, taistell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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