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timpeall

timpeall

Irish

Alternative forms

timcheall (superseded)
timpall, tímpall (nonstandard)
tímpeall (nonstandard)
tiompall, tíompall (nonstandard)

Noun

timpeall m ‎(genitive singular timpill, nominative plural timpill)

Declension

Declension of timpeall

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	timpeall	timpill
Vocative	a thimpill	a thimpealla
Genitive	timpill	timpeall
Dative	timpeall	timpill

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an timpeall	na timpill
Genitive	an timpill	na dtimpeall
Dative	leis an timpeall don timpeall	leis na timpill

Derived terms

Terms derived from timpeall

timpeallghearr
timpeall is
timpeallú
urthimpeall

Adverb

timpeall

around, about
about, approximately

Synonyms

(about, approximately): timpeall is

Preposition

timpeall ‎(plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

around, about

Synonyms

(around, about): i dtimpeall, timpeall ar

Interjection

timpeall!

(sailing) lee ho!

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
timpeall	thimpeall	dtimpeall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

↑ M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval, 1936, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 188.

“timchell” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“timcheall” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"timpeall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.