teach pobail

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally ‘people’s house’.

Pronunciation

Noun

teach pobail m (genitive singular tí pobail, nominative plural tithe pobail)

  1. church (building)
  2. chapel

Usage notes

The term teach pobail is used only of Roman Catholic churches and chapels. Protestant churches are called teampall.

Declension
Declension of teach pobail

Irregular

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative teach pobail tithe pobail
Vocative a theach phobail a thithe pobail
Genitive tí pobail tithe pobail
Dative teach pobail tithe pobail

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an teach pobail na tithe pobail
Genitive an tí pobail na dtithe pobail
Dative leis an teach pobail
don teach pobail		 leis na tithe pobail

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
teach pobail theach pobail dteach pobail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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