abhaill

Irish

Alternative forms

• abhall

Etymology

From Old Irish aball, from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, from the same root as úll. The form abhaill was originally the dative singular of abhall, but is now widely used as the nominative as well.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəuwəl̠ʲ/

Noun

abhaill f (genitive singular abhla, nominative plural abhlacha)

1. apple tree

Declension

Declension of abhaill

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative abhaill abhlacha Vocative a abhaill a abhlacha Genitive abhla abhlacha Dative abhaill abhlacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an abhaill na habhlacha Genitive na habhla na n-abhlacha Dative leis an abhaill don abhaill leis na habhlacha

Related terms

• úll m (“apple”)
• úllord m (“orchard”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhaill	n-abhaill	habhaill	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) “abhaill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “aḃall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 142, page 56
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aball”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “abhaill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “abhaill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.