gualainn

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gúala (compare Scottish Gaelic gualann, Manx geaylin).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuəl̪ˠənʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuəlˠən̠ʲ/, /ˈɡuəl̪ˠən̠ʲ/

Noun

gualainn f (genitive singular gualainne, nominative plural guaillí)

1. shoulder

Declension

Declension of gualainn

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gualainn guaillí Vocative a ghualainn a ghuaillí Genitive gualainne guaillí Dative gualainn guaillí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghualainn na guaillí Genitive na gualainne na nguaillí Dative leis an ngualainn don ghualainn leis na guaillí

• Alternative genitive singular forms: gualann, gualanna
• Alternative plural forms: guailleacha, gualainneacha, gualainní

Derived terms

• gualainn ar ghualainn, gualainn má gualainn (“shoulder to shoulder”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gualainn	ghualainn	ngualainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gualainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gúala”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuəl̪ˠɪɲ/

Noun

gualainn f

1. genitive singular of gualann

Usage notes

• Also used as a nominative form.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gualainn	ghualainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.