teaghlach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish teglach (“household, family, following”). Akin to both teach (“house”) and slua (“army; crowd”).
Pronunciation
Noun
teaghlach m (genitive singular teaghlaigh, nominative plural teaghlaigh)
Usage notes
- The Irish version of the Irish Constitution uses the term teaghlach when the English version uses the term 'family', which some people argue is a proof that the Irish constitution does not exclude same-gender couples or adopted children from its definition of family founded on marriage (Article 41). The Irish version of the Constitution is used to explicate the English meaning when uncertain. The household, as opposed to the clan, does not need to imply a blood relation.
- Ós ar an bPósadh atá an Teaghlach bunaithe gabhann an Stát air féin coimirce faoi leith a dhéanamh ar ord an phósta agus é a chosaint ar ionsaí. — "The State pledges itself to guard with special care the institution of Marriage, on which the Family is founded, and to protect it against attack." (Bunreacht na hÉireann, An Teaghlach, Airteagal 41.3.1°)
Declension
Declension of teaghlach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- An Naomhtheaghlach m (“the Holy Family”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
teaghlach | theaghlach | dteaghlach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teaghlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “teglach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish teglach (teg + slóg).
Pronunciation
Noun
teaghlach m (genitive singular teaghlaich, plural teaghlaichean)
- family, household
- Tha teaghlach math a’ fuireach anns an taigh sin. ― There is a good family living in that house. (literally, “A good family is residing in that house.”)
- house (genealogy)
- By extension: clan, tribe, race, progeny
- (obsolete) house, dwelling
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
teaghlach | theaghlach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “teglach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- ga:Family
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- gd:Family