taingeil

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From taing +‎ -eil.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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taingeil

  1. grateful, thankful, acknowledging
    Is taingeil is còir dhut a bhith.You ought to be very thankful.
    Bi taingeil nach eil seo nas miosa.Be thankful this is not worse.
    gu taingeilthankfully

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References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “taingeil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC