teacsa

See also: téacsa

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish técs, técsa (“text; version; verse, citation”), from English text or from a Romance language, ultimately from Latin textus, perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”).

Noun

teacsa m (genitive singular teacsa, plural teacsaichean)

text

Derived terms

co-theacsa
teacs-leabhar m (“textbook”)

References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “teacsa”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “técs, técsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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