teangeolaí

teangeolaí

Irish

Etymology

From teanga (“language”) +‎ eolaí (“scientist; -logist”).

Noun

teangeolaí m (genitive singular teangeolaí, nominative plural teangeolaithe)

1. linguist (expert in linguistics)

Declension

Declension of teangeolaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative teangeolaí teangeolaithe Vocative a theangeolaí a theangeolaithe Genitive teangeolaí teangeolaithe Dative teangeolaí teangeolaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an teangeolaí na teangeolaithe Genitive an teangeolaí na dteangeolaithe Dative leis an teangeolaí don teangeolaí leis na teangeolaithe

Related terms

• teangeolaíoch (“linguistic”, adjective)
• teangeolaíocht f (“linguistics”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
teangeolaí	theangeolaí	dteangeolaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "teangeolaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.