taingeil

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• tainceil

Etymology

From taing +‎ -eil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaiŋʲkʲal/

Adjective

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 taingeil ― thankfully

Antonyms

• mì-thaingeil

References

• 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