teilgean

Irish

Alternative forms

• teilgint f

Etymology

From teilg +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲlʲɪɟənˠ/ (as if spelled tligean)

Noun

teilgean m (genitive singular as substantive teilgin, genitive as verbal noun teilgthe)

1. verbal noun of teilg
2. cast, throw, projection
3. (metallurgy) cast

Declension

(as regular noun):

Declension of teilgean (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative teilgean vocative a theilgin genitive teilgin dative teilgean forms with the definite article case singular nominative an teilgean genitive an teilgin dative leis an teilgean don teilgean

(as verbal noun):

Declension of teilgean (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative teilgean vocative a theilgean genitive teilgthe dative teilgean forms with the definite article case singular nominative an teilgean genitive an teilgthe dative leis an teilgean don teilgean

Derived terms

• teilgean bia (“vomiting of food”)
• teilgean cainte (“idiom, expression”)
• teilgean cinn (“intelligence, cleverness”)
• teilgean léarscáile (“map projection”)
• teilgean mapa (“map projection”)
• teilgean saighead (“discharge of arrows”)
• urtheilgean (“hyperbole”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of teilgean

radical	lenition	eclipsis
teilgean	theilgean	dteilgean

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teilgean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “teilgean”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “teilgean”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025