Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Toirdelbach, which ultimately comes from tairdelb (prompting). Compare Irish Toirdhealbhach.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Teàrlach m (genitive Theàrlaich, vocative a Theàrlaich)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Charles or Terence but etymologically unrelated to either name.

Mutation

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Mutation of Teàrlach
radical lenition
Teàrlach Theàrlach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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