teach pobail

Irish

Alternative forms

• teach an phobail (Cois Fharraige)
• teach-pobuil (superseded)

Etymology

Literally ‘people’s house’.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /tʲax ˈpˠɔbˠəlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /tʲax ˈpˠʌbˠəlʲ/

Noun

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

1. church (building)

   Synonym: eaglais

   • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:

     D’imthigh sé leis arís, ⁊ casadh air teach-phobuil, ⁊ chuaidh sé isteach ann. […] D’imthigh an buachaill amach as an tigh phobuil arís, ⁊ fuair sé é féin i ngarrdha áluinn breágh plúr, ⁊ bhain sé ceann do na plúra’ ⁊ thug leis é. […] D’innis an buachaill dó fá’n tigh-phobuil ⁊ fá’n Aifrionn ⁊ na sé colmáin a tháinic ag éisteacht leis.

     He again went his way, and came upon a church, and he went into it. […] The youth went out of the church again, and found himself in a lovely, fine garden of flowers, and he pulled one of the flowers and brought it with him. […] The youth told him about the church and the Mass, and the six doves that came hearing it.

2. chapel

   Synonym: séipéal

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, teach phobail, tigh phobail 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

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN