uaisle

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish úaisle f (nobility, dignity), from úasal (high, lofty; noble, honourable).[1] By surface analysis, uasal +‎ -e.

Noun

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uaisle f (genitive singular uaisle)

  1. nobility (persons of rank; quality of nobility)
  2. (literary) favour, bounty
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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uaisle

  1. inflection of uasal:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

Noun

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uaisle m pl

  1. plural of uasal

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uaisle n-uaisle huaisle 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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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 úaisle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish úaisle f (nobility, dignity), from úasal (modern uasal).

Noun

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uaisle f

  1. nobility of descent, gentility, pride, genteel extraction, high birth, gentlemanly manners
  2. liberality, generosity

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Adjective

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uaisle

  1. comparative degree of uasal

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uaisle n-uaisle h-uaisle t-uaisle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “uaisle”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 úaisle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language