teann

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /tʲaun̪ˠ/ (Galway) IPA(key): /tʲɑːn̪ˠ/ (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /tʲan̪ˠ/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish tenn, tend, from tendaid (“to press, squeeze, tighten”), either from Latin tendō or from a Proto-Celtic cognate of it; either way from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“to stretch, extend”); see also Welsh tynnu (“to pull, stretch, draw”). ==== Adjective ==== teann (genitive singular masculine teann, genitive singular feminine teinne, plural teanna, comparative teinne) tight, firm, stiff strong, bold, stout, powerful teann téagartha ― strong and thickset severe hardy ===== Declension ===== Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: teinn ===== Derived terms ===== ainteann === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish tenn, tend. ==== Noun ==== teann m (genitive singular teanna or teinne, nominative plural teanna or teannta) oppression, violence strain, distress, effort strength ===== Declension ===== Alternative inflection: ===== Derived terms ===== i dteann (“at the height of”) le teann (“by dint of, for the sake of”) === Etymology 3 === From Middle Irish tendaid. See Etymology 1 above. ==== Verb ==== teann (present analytic teannann, future analytic teannfaidh, verbal noun teannadh, past participle teannta) to press, urge to tighten, strain, strengthen to staunch to embrace ===== Conjugation ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “teann; teannaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 726 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “teann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “teann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “teann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish tenn, tend, from tendaid (“to press, squeeze, tighten”), either from Latin tendō or from a Proto-Celtic cognate of it; either way from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“to stretch, extend”); see also Welsh tynnu (“to pull, stretch, draw”). === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /tʲʰãũn̪ˠ/ (Uist, Barra, Skye) IPA(key): /tʃʰɛ̃ũn̪ˠ/ === Adjective === teann tight, tense, taut, firm, fixed severe, strict near, close ==== Derived terms ==== teannaich (“tighten”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tend ‘strong’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language