timpeallaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From timpeall (round, circuit; roundabout; surrounding, encircling, position; ambit, precincts; circumference, girth) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

timpeallaigh (present analytic timpeallaíonn, future analytic timpeallóidh, verbal noun timpeallú, past participle timpeallaithe)

  1. (transitive) to go round
  2. (transitive) to surround, encircle, encompass
    Synonym: ciorclaigh
  3. (transitive) to belt, gird
  4. (transitive) to circumvent
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

timpeallaigh

  1. inflection of timpeallach (roundabout, circuitous; ambient, surrounding; large of girth):
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

Mutated forms of timpeallaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
timpeallaigh thimpeallaigh dtimpeallaigh

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

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