tempul

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin templum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɛmpʊl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmpʊl

Noun

tempul n (genitive singular tempuls, plural tempul)

  1. temple
  2. church

Declension

n13 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tempul templið tempul templini
accusative tempul templið tempul templini
dative templi templinum templum templunum
genitive tempuls tempulsins templa templanna

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin templum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲempul]

Noun

tempul m (genitive tempuil)

  1. temple
  2. church

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tempul.

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative tempul tempulL tempuilL
vocative tempuil tempulL templuH
accusative tempulN tempulL templuH
genitive tempuilL tempul tempulN
dative tempulL templaib templaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: teampall
  • Manx: çhiamble
  • Scottish Gaelic: teampall

Mutation

Mutation of tempul
radical lenition nasalization
tempul thempul tempul
pronounced with /dʲ-/

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

Further reading