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teadhair

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Derived from Middle English teder, from Proto-West Germanic *teudr, from Proto-Germanic *teudrą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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teadhair f (genitive singular teadhrach, plural teadhraichean)

  1. tether

Declension

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Declension of teadhair (type Va feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative teadhair teadhraichean
genitive teadhrach theadhraichean
dative teadhair teadhraichean
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) teadhair (na) teadhraichean
genitive (na) teadhrach (nan) teadhraichean
dative (an) teadhair (na) teadhraichean
vocative theadhair theadhraichean

Mutation

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Mutation of teadhair
radical lenition
teadhair theadhair

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

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “teadhair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN