uaill
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish úall, from Proto-Celtic *ouxslā, from *ouxselos (“high”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uəl̠ʲ/
Noun
uaill f (genitive singular uaille, nominative plural uailleacha)
- (uncountable) vanity, pride
- wail; howl, yell
- lightheaded, scatterbrained, person; vain person
Declension
Declension of uaill
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uaill | n-uaill | huaill | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uaill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “uaill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “uaill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Scottish Gaelic
Usage notes
- Used both in the negative and positive sense of "pride".
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uaill | n-uaill | h-uaill | t-uaill |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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