tidsear

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English teacher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲidʲ(sʲ)əɾ/, [ˈtʲʰitʲ(ʃ)əɾ]

Noun

tidsear m (genitive singular tidseir, plural tidsearan)

1. teacher

   Synonyms: fear-teagaisg, neach-foghlaim, neach-teagaisg, muinear, teagasgair, teagaisgear

Mutation

Mutation of tidsear

radical	lenition
tidsear	thidsear

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

Declension

Declension of tidsear (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	tidsear	tidsearan
genitive	tidseir	thidsearan
dative	tidsear	tidsearan; tidsearaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) tidsear	(na) tidsearan
genitive	(an) tidseir	(nan) tidsearan
dative	(an) tidsear	(na) tidsearan; tidsearaibh✝
vocative	thidseir	thidsearan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• bana-thidsear
• prìomh-thidsear

References

• Christine M. Sheil, Scottish Gaelic Clefts: Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics (2016)