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Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
téanam
- first-person plural of téana: let's go!
1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 197:Nuair a tháinigh sí thar n‑ais : « téanam leat ar siubhal anois », ar sise, « tamall ».- When she came back, “Now let’s go for a walk,” she said, “for a while”.
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “téanam”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “téanam”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “téanam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN