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taigh

taigh

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

taigh m ‎(genitive singular taighe, plural taighean)

house, dwelling
Tha Seumas anns an taigh.‎ ― James is in the house.

Usage notes

Often used in compounds.
Also used in the expression aig an taigh with the meaning at home:
An robh i aig an taigh a h-uile latha?‎ ― Was she at home all day?

Derived terms

Terms derived from taigh

fear an taighe ‎(“landlord”)
fear-taighe ‎(“host”)
gobhlan-taighe ‎(“house martin”)
ionad-thaighean ‎(“housing estate”)
taigh-airm ‎(“armoury”)
taigh-altraim m ‎(“nursing home”)
taigh beag ‎(“toilet”)
taigh-bìdh ‎(“restaurant”)
taigh-ceàirde, taigh-gnìomhachais, taigh-tionnsgain ‎(“factory”)

taigh-chearc ‎(“henhouse”)
taigh-cluiche ‎(“theatre”)
taigh-cùirte ‎(“courthouse”)
taigh-dealbh, taigh-dhealbh ‎(“cinema”)
taigh-eiridinn ‎(“hospital, infirmary”)
taigh-eun ‎(“birdhouse”)
taigh-faire ‎(“hide”) (for observing wildlife)
taigh-leighis, taigh-tinneis ‎(“hospital”)
taigh-malairt ‎(“bank”)

taigh nam bòcan ‎(“haunted house”)
Taigh nam Morairean ‎(“House of Lords”)
Taigh nan Cumantan ‎(“House of Commons”)
taigh-oibre ‎(“workshop; factory”)
taigh-òsda ‎(“hotel”)
taigh-seinnse ‎(“pub”)
taigh-strìopachais ‎(“brothel”)
taigh-tasgaidh ‎(“depository; museum”)

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
“tech, teg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.