teannta

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tennta, participle of tendaid (“to press”).[2]

Noun

teannta m (genitive singular teannta, nominative plural teanntaí)

  1. support, prop
  2. fix, difficulty
Declension
Declension of teannta (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative teannta teanntaí
vocative a theannta a theanntaí
genitive teannta teanntaí
dative teannta teanntaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an teannta na teanntaí
genitive an teannta na dteanntaí
dative leis an teannta
don teannta 		leis na teanntaí
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

teannta

  1. past participle of teann

Noun

teannta

  1. plural of teann
  2. genitive singular of teannadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of teannta
radical lenition eclipsis
teannta theannta dteannta

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

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, § 201, page 101
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tennta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish tennta, participle of tendaid (“presses, strains, squeezes, tightens, fastens”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰaun̪ˠt̪ə/

Adjective

teannta

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

Mutation

Mutation of teannta
radical lenition
teannta theannta

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

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