Teàrlach

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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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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
Teàrlach Theàrlach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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