teagamh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

teagamh m (genitive singular teagaimh, plural teagamhan)

  1. doubt, uncertainty, misgiving
  2. suspense, hesitation, perplexity
  3. doubtful case
  4. difficulty
    fear-réitich gach teagaimh
    the solver of all difficulties
  5. scruple

Derived terms

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “teagamh”, 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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