tuathal
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish túaithbel, from túath (“left, north”) + sel (“turn”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠuəhəl̪ˠ/, /ˈt̪ˠuəhəlˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠuəfəlˠ/, /ˈt̪ˠuəfəl̪ˠ/[2] (corresponding to the form tuaifeal)
Adverb
edittuathal
Antonyms
editNoun
edittuathal m (genitive singular tuathail)
- left-hand side (any absolute geographic location on the left, as one faces the rising sun)
- movement against the direction of the sun (from west to east)
- error, blunder
Usage notes
editAs 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
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Derived terms
editMutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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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.
References
edit- ^ “tuathal”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 212, page 80
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuathal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish túaithbel, from túath (“left, north”) + sel (“turn”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edittuathal
Derived terms
editMutation
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