Irish word

timpiste

accident

nounfeminine/ˈtʲɪmˠpˠəʃtʲə/

timpiste means “accident” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈtʲɪmˠpˠəʃtʲə/.

Mutation forms

Tharla timpiste.

There was an accident.

Bhí timpiste aige.

He had an accident.

Ghabh timpiste dúinn ar an bhealach go hÉirinn.

An accident happened to us on the way to Ireland.

I gcás timpiste.

In case of accident.

Dúnadh an bóthar ar eagla timpiste.

The road was closed for fear of an accident.

Descriptions

feic

sight

geall

bet

taobh

side

ní

thing

rud

thing

ceap

pad

ais

axis

ár

havoc

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