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Where does “tuiseal” come from?

tuiseal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tuisel, from Old Irish do·fuisli — slips, stumbles; glides, flows.

tuiseal (Scottish Gaelic): case

Definitions

  1. case

Ancestry of “tuiseal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtuiselfall, stumble; accident, misfortune; grammatical...
2Old Irishdo·fuislislips, stumbles; glides, flows

Words derived from “tuiseal”

  • tuiseal tabhartach
  • tuiseal ginideach
  • tuisealaich
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