teadaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English teddy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰet̪ɪ/
  • Hyphenation: tea‧daidh

Noun

teadaidh m

  1. teddy bear

Declension

Declension of teadaidh (class IIc masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative teadaidh teadaidhean
genitive teadaidhe, teadaidh theadaidhean
dative teadaidh teadaidhean; teadaidhibh
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) teadaidh (na) teadaidhean
genitive (an) teadaidhe, teadaidh (nan) teadaidhean
dative (an) teadaidh (na) teadaidhean; teadaidhibh
vocative theadaidh theadaidhean

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of teadaidh
radical lenition
teadaidh theadaidh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) “teadaidh”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 571