teann
See also: téann
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish tenn.
Adjective
teann (genitive singular masculine teann, genitive singular feminine teinne, plural teanna, comparative teinne)
Declension
Declension of teann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teann | theann | teanna; theanna² | |
| Vocative | theann | teanna | ||
| Genitive | teinne | teanna | teann | |
| Dative | teann; theann¹ |
theann | teanna; theanna² | |
| Comparative | níos teinne | |||
| Superlative | is teinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: teinn
Noun
teann m (genitive singular teanna or teinne, nominative plural teanna or teannta)
Declension
Declension of teann
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Alternative inflection:
Declension of teann
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- i dteann (“at the height of”)
- le teann (“by dint of, for the sake of”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish tendaid
Verb
teann (present analytic teannann, future analytic teannfaidh, verbal noun teannadh, past participle teannta)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | teannaim | teannann tú; teannair† |
teannann sé, sí | teannaimid | teannann sibh | teannann siad; teannaid† |
a theannann; a theannas / a dteannann*; a dteannas* |
teanntar |
| past | theann mé; theannas | theann tú; theannais | theann sé, sí | theannamar; theann muid | theann sibh; theannabhair | theann siad; theannadar | a theann / ar theann* |
teannadh | |
| past habitual | theannainn / dteannainn‡‡ | theanntá / dteanntᇇ | theannadh sé, sí / dteannadh sé, s퇇 | theannaimis; theannadh muid / dteannaimis‡‡; dteannadh muid‡‡ | theannadh sibh / dteannadh sibh‡‡ | theannaidís; theannadh siad / dteannaidís‡‡; dteannadh siad‡‡ | a theannadh / a dteannadh* |
theanntaí / dteannta퇇 | |
| future | teannfaidh mé; teannfad |
teannfaidh tú; teannfair† |
teannfaidh sé, sí | teannfaimid; teannfaidh muid |
teannfaidh sibh | teannfaidh siad; teannfaid† |
a theannfaidh; a theannfas / a dteannfaidh*; a dteannfas* |
teannfar | |
| conditional | theannfainn / dteannfainn‡‡ | theannfá / dteannfᇇ | theannfadh sé, sí / dteannfadh sé, s퇇 | theannfaimis; theannfadh muid / dteannfaimis‡‡; dteannfadh muid‡‡ | theannfadh sibh / dteannfadh sibh‡‡ | theannfaidís; theannfadh siad / dteannfaidís‡‡; dteannfadh siad‡‡ | a theannfadh / a dteannfadh* |
theannfaí / dteannfa퇇 | |
| subjunctive | present | go dteanna mé; go dteannad† |
go dteanna tú; go dteannair† |
go dteanna sé, sí | go dteannaimid; go dteanna muid |
go dteanna sibh | go dteanna siad; go dteannaid† |
— | go dteanntar |
| past | dá dteannainn | dá dteanntá | dá dteannadh sé, sí | dá dteannaimis; dá dteannadh muid |
dá dteannadh sibh | dá dteannaidís; dá dteannadh siad |
— | dá dteanntaí | |
| imperative | teannaim | teann | teannadh sé, sí | teannaimis | teannaigí; teannaidh† |
teannaidís | — | teanntar | |
| verbal noun | teannadh | ||||||||
| past participle | teannta | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teann | theann | dteann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 tend ‘strong’”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 tend ‘strength’”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 tendaid ‘presses’”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
- “teann” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 726.
- “teannaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 726.
- "teann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “teann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “teann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| teann | theann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 tend ‘strong’”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
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