teaghlach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish teglach (“household, family, following”). Akin to both teach (“house”) and slua (“army; crowd”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲalˠəx/
Noun
teaghlach m (genitive singular teaghlaigh, nominative plural teaghlaigh)
Usage notes
The Irish version of the Irish Constitution is using the term teaghlach when the English version is using 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
First declension
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
- "teaghlach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “teglach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰɤːɫ̪əx/
Noun
teaghlach m (genitive singular teaghlaich, plural teaghlaichean)
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
- “teglach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.