teaspúil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • teasbamhail, teasbhamhail, teasbúil, teaspamhail (superseded)[1]

Etymology

From the root of teaspáin, alternative form of taispeáin (“to show”), plus -úil.

Adjective

teaspúil (genitive singular feminine teaspúla, plural teaspúla, comparative teaspúla)

  1. wanton (lewd, immoral)
  2. frisky, exuberant, full of animal spirits

Declension

Declension of teaspúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative teaspúil theaspúil teaspúla;
theaspúla2
vocative theaspúil teaspúla
genitive teaspúla teaspúla teaspúil
dative teaspúil;
theaspúil1 		theaspúil teaspúla;
theaspúla2
Comparative níos teaspúla
Superlative is teaspúla

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of teaspúil
radical lenition eclipsis
teaspúil theaspúil dteaspúil

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

References

  1. ^ “teaspúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “teasḃaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1195; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teaspúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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