anáil

See also: anail

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anál (“breathing, breath”) (verbal noun of anaid), from Proto-Celtic *anatlā.

Pronunciation
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /əˈnɑːl/

Noun

anáil f (genitive singular anála, nominative plural análacha)

  1. breath
    Tharraing sé anáil. ― He drew a breath.
  2. air
  3. influence

Declension
Declension of anáil

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative anáil análacha
Vocative a anáil a análacha
Genitive anála análacha
Dative anáil análacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an anáil na hanálacha
Genitive na hanála na n-análacha
Dative leis an anáil

don anáil

 leis na hanálacha
Alternate declension
Declension of anáil

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative anáil análacha
Vocative a anáil a análacha
Genitive anáile análacha
Dative anáil análacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an anáil na hanálacha
Genitive na hanáile na n-análacha
Dative leis an anáil

don anáil

 leis na hanálacha

Derived terms
  • anáil a chur faoi rud (“breathe upon something; exert an influence on something”, verb)
  • anáil a tharraingt (“draw a breath; breathe”, verb)
  • anáil éadrom (“light, shallow, breathing”)
  • anáil shaothrach, duainéis anála, saothar anála (“laboured breathing”)
  • anáil throm (“heavy breathing”)
  • análach (“airy; aspirated; respiratory”, adj)
  • análaigh (“breathe, respire; aspirate”, verb)
  • athmhúscailt anála (“artificial respiration”)
  • briseadh anála (“broken wind, heaves”)
  • clais anála (“gullet, throat”)
  • deacair anála (“difficulty in breathing”)
  • díogarnach anála (“gasping for breath”)
  • gearr san anáil (“short of breath”)
  • imshaothar anála (“extremely laboured breathing, panting”)
  • luas anála (“rapid breathing, panting”)
  • poll anála (“air-port”)
  • puth anála (“breath of air”)
  • séideadh anála (“blowing of breath; puffing”)
  • snag anála (“catch in breath”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
anáil n-anáil hanáil not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈanaːlʲ/

Noun

anáil

  1. Alternative form of anál
  2. dative/accusative singular of anál

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
anáil unchanged n-anáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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