taingeil

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms
  • tainceil

Etymology

From taing +‎ -eil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰaiŋʲkʲal/

Adjective

taingeil

  1. grateful, thankful, acknowledging
    Is taingeil is còir dhut a bhith. ― You ought to be very thankful.
    Bi taingeil nach eil seo nas miosa. ― Be thankful this is not worse.
    gu taingeil ― thankfully

Antonyms

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “taingeil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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