taistealaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From taistil (“travel”, verb) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

taistealaí m (genitive singular taistealaí, nominative plural taistealaithe)

1. traveller
   1. one who travels

      Synonym: imeachtaí

   2. Irish Traveller

      Synonym: duine den lucht siúil

Declension

Declension of taistealaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative taistealaí taistealaithe vocative a thaistealaí a thaistealaithe genitive taistealaí taistealaithe dative taistealaí taistealaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an taistealaí na taistealaithe genitive an taistealaí na dtaistealaithe dative leis an taistealaí don taistealaí leis na taistealaithe

Alternative forms

• taistealach

Derived terms

• taistealaí farraige (“voyager”)
• taistealaí tráchtála (“commercial traveller”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

taistealaí

1. inflection of taistealach (“travelling, fond of travel”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of taistealaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
taistealaí	thaistealaí	dtaistealaí

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “taistealaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “taistealaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taistealaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN