uirscéal
Irish
    
    Etymology
    
From Old Irish airscél (“famous tale; (edifying) story, parable”).
Noun
    
uirscéal m (genitive singular uirscéil, nominative plural uirscéalta)
Declension
    
Declension of uirscéal
First declension
| Bare forms: 
 | Forms with the definite article: 
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Synonyms
    
- (fable): fabhal f, fabhalscéal m, finscéal m
- (apologue): apalóg f, fabhalscéal m, fáithscéal m
Mutation
    
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis | 
| uirscéal | n-uirscéal | huirscéal | t-uirscéal | 
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
    
- "uirscéal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “airscél” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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