teagamh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tecmang (“chance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰeku/
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰekəv/, [ˈtʃʰëkəv][1]

Noun

teagamh m (genitive singular teagaimh, plural teagamhan)

  1. doubt, uncertainty, misgiving
  2. suspense, hesitation, perplexity
  3. doubtful case
  4. difficulty
    fear-réitich gach teagaimh
    the solver of all difficulties
  5. scruple

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), “The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire”, in A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, volume II, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 17

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “teagamh”, 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
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