teannadh, m. (gs. as s. -aidh, as vn. -nnta). 1. vn. of teann3. 2. Tightening; squeeze, pressure; strain, stress; emphasis; movement. Is é an t-am teannaidh acu é, it is then they really let themselves go. Ní raibh ~ ar mo chúl ná ar m’aghaidh agam, I could go neither backwards nor forwards; I had no way out of the difficulty. S.a. aos12, tilleadh22.