teann

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish tenn, from Old Irish tend,[2] probably from or related to Proto-Celtic *tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (to stretch, extend), see also Welsh tynnu (to pull, stretch, draw).

Adjective

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

  1. tight, firm, stiff
  2. strong, bold, stout, powerful
    teann téagarthastrong and thickset
  3. severe
  4. hardy
Declension
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Declension of teann
singular plural (m/f)
Positive 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

Etymology 2

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From Middle Irish tenn, from Old Irish tend.[3]

Noun

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

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

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From Middle Irish tendaid.[4] See Etymology 1 above.

Verb

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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
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Mutation

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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

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 388, page 129
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish tenn, from Old Irish tend, probably from or related to Proto-Celtic *tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (to stretch, extend), see also Welsh tynnu (to pull, stretch, draw).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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teann

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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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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.

Further reading

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