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teastaigh.

to be wanted, to be needed

9 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtʲasˠt̪ˠəɟ/Munster/ˈt̪ˠasˠt̪ˠə/Galway/ˈtʲasˠt̪ˠi/Ulster
  1. to be wanted, to be needed

    An dteastaíonn uait labhairt leis?
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish testaigid (“be lacking”), from Old Irish ·testa, prototonic form of do·esta (“be lacking”), from to- + ess- + ·tá,

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