admháil
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish atmáil (“(act of) acknowledging”), a late verbal noun of Old Irish ad·daim (“to acknowledge”).[2] By surface analysis, admhaigh + -áil.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ad̪ˠˈvɑ̃ːlʲtʲ/, [ad̪ˠˈvɑ̃ːi̯lʲtʲ][3] (corresponding to the form admháilt)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈædʲvʲælʲ/ (as if spelled aidmheáil)[4]; /ˈædʲvʲæl̠ʲtʲ/ (as if spelled aidmheáilt)[5]
Noun
[edit]admháil f (genitive singular admhála, nominative plural admhálacha)
- verbal noun of admhaigh (“acknowledge”)
- acknowledgement, admission
- conformity
- receipt
Declension
[edit]Declension of admháil
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- admháil creidimh f (“profession of faith”)
- admhálach (“admitting”, adjective)
- admhálaí m (“one who admits; confessor”)
- foirm admhála f (“receipt-form”)
- gan admháil (“unacknowledged, unavowed”)
- stampa admhála m (“receipt stamp”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
admháil | n-admháil | hadmháil | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ “admháil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “atmáil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 54, page 29
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 327, page 114
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 77, page 33
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “admháil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “admháil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “admháil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024