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timpeall.

round, circuit; roundabout

8 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʲiːmʲpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈtʲiːmˠpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈhaimʲpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈtʲimʲpʲəl̪ˠ/Connacht
  1. round, circuit; roundabout

    masculine
  2. surrounding, encircling position

    masculine
  3. ambit, precinct

    masculine
  4. circumference

    masculine
  5. girth

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish timchell, verbal noun of do·imchella (“go around, surround”).

adv/ˈtʲiːmʲpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈtʲiːmˠpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈhaimʲpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈtʲimʲpʲəl̪ˠ/Connacht
  1. around, about

  2. about, approximately

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish timchell, verbal noun of do·imchella (“go around, surround”).

prep/ˈtʲiːmʲpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈtʲiːmˠpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈhaimʲpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈtʲimʲpʲəl̪ˠ/Connacht
  1. around, about

    triggers-no-mutation · with-genitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish timchell, verbal noun of do·imchella (“go around, surround”).

intj/ˈtʲiːmʲpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈtʲiːmˠpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈhaimʲpˠəl̪ˠ/Munster/ˈtʲimʲpʲəl̪ˠ/Connacht
  1. lee ho!

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish timchell, verbal noun of do·imchella (“go around, surround”).

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