teach pobail

Irish

Alternative forms

• teach an phobail (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

Literally ‘people’s house’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲax ˈpˠɔbˠəlʲ/
• IPA^(key): /tʲax ˈpˠʌbˠəlʲ/

Noun

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

1. church (building)
2. chapel

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 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

Synonyms

• (church): eaglais
• (chapel): séipéal

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