gaile

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡælʲə/

Etymology 1

Noun

gaile m (genitive singular gaile, nominative plural gailí)

1. Ulster form of goile (“stomach; appetite”)

Declension

Declension of gaile (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative gaile gailí vocative a ghaile a ghailí genitive gaile gailí dative gaile gailí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an gaile na gailí genitive an ghaile na ngailí dative leis an ngaile don ghaile leis na gailí

Etymology 2

Noun

gaile f sg

1. genitive singular of gal

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaile

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gaile	ghaile	ngaile

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gaile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

gaile

1. (Late Middle English) alternative form of gayole

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lʲe/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *galyos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʰelH- (“digestive organ”). If so, probably cognate with Ancient Greek χολάς (kholás) and Russian желу́док (želúdok).

Noun

gaile m

1. stomach

Declension

Masculine io-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gaile	gaileL	gailiL
vocative	gaili	gaileL	gailiu
accusative	gaileN	gaileL	gailiuH
genitive	gailiL	gaileL	gaileN
dative	gailiuL	gailib	gailib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Related terms

• eclas

Descendants

• Irish: goile
• Manx: gailley
• Scottish Gaelic: goile

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gaile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gaile

1. genitive singular of gal

Mutation

Mutation of gaile

radical	lenition	nasalization
gaile	gaile pronounced with /ɣ-/	ngaile

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.