tachair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From to- +‎ car (to turn). Related to Manx taghyr (to happen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰaːxɪɾʲ/

Verb

tachair (past thachair, future tachraidh or tachairidh, verbal noun tachairt, past participle tachairte)

  1. happen, occur, take place
  2. meet

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References

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “tachair”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN