tuathal

Irish

Alternative forms

• tuaifeal, tuaitheal
• tuaithbheal (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish túaithbel, from túath (“left, north”) + sel (“turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠuəhəl̪ˠ/, /ˈt̪ˠuəhəlˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠuəfəlˠ/, /ˈt̪ˠuəfəl̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form tuaifeal)

Adverb

tuathal

1. counterclockwise, anticlockwise

Antonyms

• deiseal

Noun

tuathal m (genitive singular tuathail)

1. left-hand side (any absolute geographic location on the left, as one faces the rising sun)
2. movement against the direction of the sun (from west to east)
3. error, blunder

Usage notes

As an attributive (in the genitive case), this takes on the meaning left (as opposed to 'right') or wrong:

• ar taobh tuathail ― on the left side.
• an taobh tuathail amach ― the wrong side out.

Declension

Declension of tuathal (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative tuathal vocative a thuathail genitive tuathail dative tuathal forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tuathal genitive an tuathail dative leis an tuathal don tuathal

Derived terms

• Carraig Tuathail
• Corrán Tuathail
• Lios Tuathail
• tuathalach
• tuathalacht
• tuathalán

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of tuathal

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tuathal	thuathal	dtuathal

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) “tuathal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish túaithbel, from túath (“left, north”) + sel (“turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰuəhəl̪ˠ/

Adjective

tuathal

1. anticlockwise
2. confused, agitated
3. (dated) unlucky, ill-omened

Derived terms

• partan-tuathal

Mutation

Mutation of tuathal

radical	lenition
tuathal	thuathal

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