teaghlach

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word teaghlach. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word teaghlach, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say teaghlach in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word teaghlach you have here. The definition of the word teaghlach will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofteaghlach, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish teglach (“household, family, following”). Akin to both teach (“house”) and slua (“army; crowd”).

Pronunciation

Noun

teaghlach m (genitive singular teaghlaigh, nominative plural teaghlaigh)

  1. immediate family
  2. household

Usage notes

  • The Irish version of the Irish Constitution uses the term teaghlach when the English version uses the term 'family', which some people argue is a proof that the Irish constitution does not exclude same-gender couples or adopted children from its definition of family founded on marriage (Article 41). The Irish version of the Constitution is used to explicate the English meaning when uncertain. The household, as opposed to the clan, does not need to imply a blood relation.
    1937, Bunreacht na hÉireann, An Teaghlach, Airteagal 41.3.1°
    Ós ar an bPósadh atá an Teaghlach bunaithe gabhann an Stát air féin coimirce faoi leith a dhéanamh ar ord an phósta agus é a chosaint ar ionsaí.
    The State pledges itself to guard with special care the institution of Marriage, on which the Family is founded, and to protect it against attack.

Declension

Declension of teaghlach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative teaghlach teaghlaigh
Vocative a theaghlaigh a theaghlacha
Genitive teaghlaigh teaghlach
Dative teaghlach teaghlaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an teaghlach na teaghlaigh
Genitive an teaghlaigh na dteaghlach
Dative leis an teaghlach

don teaghlach

leis na teaghlaigh

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
teaghlach theaghlach dteaghlach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 106, page 42

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish teglach (teg + slóg).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰɤːɫ̪əx/

Noun

teaghlach m (genitive singular teaghlaich, plural teaghlaichean)

  1. family, household
    Tha teaghlach math a’ fuireach anns an taigh sin. ― There is a good family living in that house. (literally, “A good family is residing in that house.”)
  2. house (genealogy)
  3. By extension: clan, tribe, race, progeny
  4. (obsolete) house, dwelling

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
teaghlach theaghlach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “teaghlach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “teglach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia