ísle

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See also: isle, Isle, ìsle, and işle

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish ísle (lowness; lowliness, humility, meanness), from ísel. By surface analysis, íseal +‎ -e.

Noun

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ísle f (genitive singular ísle)

  1. lowness, lowliness
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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ísle

  1. inflection of íseal (low; lowly):
    1. genitive feminine singular
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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ísle m pl

  1. plural of íseal (commoner, lowly person; low-lying country)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ísle n-ísle hísle not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From ísel +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ísle f

  1. (geography, sound, etc.) lowness
  2. (figuratively) lowliness, humility, meanness; depression, low spirits; (of people) commoners

Inflection

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Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ísleL ísliL ísli
Vocative ísleL ísliL ísli
Accusative ísliN ísliL ísli
Genitive ísle ísleL ísleN
Dative ísliL íslib íslib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: ísle
  • Scottish Gaelic: ìsle

Adjective

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ísle

  1. genitive singular feminine of ísel

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ísle
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-ísle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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