timpeall

Irish

Alternative forms

• timcheall (superseded)
• timpall, tímpall, tímpeall, tiompall, tíompall (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Old Irish timchell, verbal noun of do·imchella (“go around, surround”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲiːmˠpˠəl̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form tímpall)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲiːmʲpʲəl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɪmʲpʲiəl̪ˠ/ (as if spelled timpiall)

Noun

timpeall m (genitive singular timpill, nominative plural timpill)

1. round, circuit; roundabout
2. surrounding, encircling position
3. ambit, precinct
4. (geometry) circumference
5. girth

Declension

Declension of timpeall (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative timpeall timpill vocative a thimpill a thimpealla genitive timpill timpeall dative timpeall timpill forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an timpeall na timpill genitive an timpill na dtimpeall dative leis an timpeall don timpeall leis na timpill

Derived terms

• cúrsa timpill
• i dtimpeall
• mórthimpeall
• scaoil timpeall
• timpeall ar
• timpeall is
• timpeallach
• timpeallacht
• timpeallán
• timpeallghearr
• timpeallú
• urthimpeall

 

Adverb

timpeall

1. around, about
2. about, approximately

Synonyms

• (about, approximately): timpeall is

Derived terms

• See Category:Irish phrasal verbs formed with "timpeall"

Preposition

timpeall (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. around, about

Synonyms

• (around, about): i dtimpeall, timpeall ar

Interjection

timpeall!

1. (sailing) lee ho!

Mutation

Mutated forms of timpeall

radical	lenition	eclipsis
timpeall	thimpeall	dtimpeall

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “timċeall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 734
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “timpeall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN