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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish taistel.
Noun
taisteal m (genitive singular taistil)
- verbal noun of taistil
- travel
- (fishing) hackle
- Synonym: siostal
- (basketball) travelling
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Noun
taisteal m (genitive singular taistil)
- (textiles) hackle
Derived terms
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| taisteal
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thaisteal
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dtaisteal
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taisteal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “taistel, taistell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “taisteal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “taisteal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 58
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish taistel.
Pronunciation
Noun
taisteal m (genitive singular taisteil, plural taistealan)
- travel, journey
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| taisteal |
thaisteal
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “taisteal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “taistel, taistell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language