Irish

Noun

teaghlach m ‎(genitive singular teaghlaigh, nominative plural teaghlaigh)

1. immediate family
2. household

Usage notes

The Irish version of the Irish Constitution is using the term teaghlach when the English version is using the term 'family', which some people argue is a proof that the Irish constitution does not exclude same-gender couples or adopted children from its definition of family founded on marriage. (Article 41). The Irish version of the Constitution is used to explicate the English meaning when uncertain. The household, as opposed to the clan, does not need to imply a blood relation.

• Ós ar an bPósadh atá an Teaghlach bunaithe gabhann an Stát air féin coimirce faoi leith a dhéanamh ar ord an phósta agus é a chosaint ar ionsaí. The State pledges itself to guard with special care the institution of Marriage, on which the Family is founded, and to protect it against attack. (Bunreacht na hÉireann, An Teaghlach, Airteagal 41.3.1°)

Declension

Derived terms

• An Naomhtheaghlach m ‎(“the Holy Family”)

Mutation

References

• "teaghlach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “teglach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish teglach (teg + slóg)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɤːɫ̪əx/

Noun

teaghlach m ‎(genitive singular teaghlaich, plural teaghlaichean)

1. family, household

   Tha teaghlach math a' fuireach anns an taigh sin. - There is a good family living in that house. (literally: A good family is residing in that house.)

2. house (genealogy)
3. By extension: clan, tribe, race, progeny
4. (obsolete) house, dwelling