roiseáil

Irish

Alternative forms

raiseáil

Etymology

From rois (“ravel out, unravel; rip, rend, tear”) +‎ -áil.

Noun

roiseáil m (genitive singular roiseála)

Synonym of roiseadh (“ragged cutting”)

Declension

Declension of roiseáil

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	roiseáil
Vocative	a roiseáil
Genitive	roiseála
Dative	roiseáil

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an roiseáil
Genitive	na roiseála
Dative	leis an roiseáil don roiseáil

Derived terms

roiseálaí m (“render, tearer; spouter”)

Further reading

"roiseadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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