téanam

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲia̯n̪ˠəmˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲeːnˠəmˠ/

Verb

téanam

1. first-person plural of téana: let's go!
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 197:

     Nuair a tháinigh sí thar n‑ais : « téanam leat ar siubhal anois », ar sise, « tamall ».

     When she came back, “Now let’s go for a walk,” she said, “for a while”.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “téanam”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “téanam”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “téanam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN