uaill
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish úall, from Proto-Celtic *ouxslā, from *ouxselos (“high”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uaill f (genitive singular uaille, nominative plural uailleacha)
- (uncountable) vanity, pride
- wail; howl, yell
- lightheaded, scatterbrained, person; vain person
Declension[edit]
Declension of uaill
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
uaill f (genitive singular uaille, no plural)
Usage notes[edit]
- Used both in the negative and positive sense of "pride".
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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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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