Pota Focal Intergaelic
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taitneamh taitneamhach talamh tallann tallannach talmhaíocht tamaillín tamall tanaí tanaigh tánaiste tánaisteach taobh taobhlíne taobhshráid taoide taoiseach taom taos taosrán tapa
tamall
MASCULINE NOUN
while
fan go ceann tamaill!
stay for a while!
chaith tamall ina gcomhluadar
I spent a while in their company
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
tamall
MASCULINE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
tamaill
NOMINATVE PLURAL
tamaill
GENITIVE PLURAL
tamall
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é tamall an 303ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 3,630 focal.
Tamall is the 303th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 3,630 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
beidh an obair níos éasca tar éis tamaill
the work will be easier after a while
d'fhan tamall ag breathnú ar an seanteach
he stayed a while looking at the old house
bhí lách i dtús báire ach d'athraigh an port tar éis tamaill
she was nice at first but she changed the tune after a while
beidh leat i gceann tamaill
I'll be with you in a while
muid anseo le tamall.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
We have been here for some time.
Luigh Máire tamall fada ar a leaba sular thit néal ar bith codlata uirthi.
Máire was lying on her bed for a long time before any sleep came.
Bhí na spiairí á bhfaire le tamall.
'Beo!', beo.ie
The spies were being observed for a long time.
D'fhan an tír go léir faoi dhianslándáil ar feadh tamaill fhada ina dhiaidh sin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
The whole country remained under intensive security for a long while after that.
Tamall beag i ndiaidh a ghabháil ó sholas ...
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
A little while after it got dark...
mise i mo chónaí tamall fada amach, ar imeall na cathrach.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
I live a long way away, on the edge of the city.