uile

See also: uile-

Afrikaans

Noun

uile

1. plural of uil

Irish

Alternative forms

• (adjective; adverb): uileag, uilig (Connacht, Ulster)
• eile

Etymology

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos (“all, whole, every”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈilʲə/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈelʲə/ (corresponding to the form eile)

Determiner

uile (triggers lenition)

1. all
2. every

Synonyms

• (every): gach uile

Derived terms

• uile-

Adjective

uile

1. all, the whole

Noun

an uile f (invariable)

1. all, all things

Adverb

uile

1. all, wholly, entirely

Mutation

Mutated forms of uile

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uile	n-uile	huile	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “uile”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1292; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

uile

1. (Kent) alternative form of oyle

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos (“all, whole, every”) (compare Welsh oll, Gaulish ollon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all, whole”), Old Armenian ողջ (ołǰ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulʲə/

Determiner

uile

1. all
   • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:

     Bui cu oca, no ditned in cu Lagniu uile.

     He had a dog; the dog protected all Leinster

2. whole

Descendants

• Irish: uile
• Scottish Gaelic: uile
• Manx: ooilley

Mutation

Mutation of uile

radical	lenition	nasalization
uile (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-uile

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

Further reading

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

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• huile, hule, ule

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *olyos (“all, whole, every”) (compare Welsh oll, Gaulish ollon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all, whole”), Old Armenian ողջ (ołǰ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.lʲe/

Determiner

uile

1. all (can also be used pronominally)

   huili doíni talman ― all the men of the earth

   Israheldai huli ― all the Israelites

   in tain do·n-airbertar in boill uili ― when all the members are subdued

2. whole

   int huile talam ― the whole earth

   arin duiniu huiliu ― for the whole man

For quotations using this term, see Citations:uile.

Usage notes

May occur before or after the noun it modifies; it is usually accompanied by the definite article, except when used with proper nouns.

Inflection

io/iā-stem

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	uile	uile	uile
vocative	uili
accusative	uile	uili
genitive	uili	uile	uili
dative	uiliu	uili	uiliu
plural	masculine	feminine/neuter
nominative	uili	uili
vocative	uili uiliu*
accusative	uili uiliu*
genitive	uile
dative	uilib

* when substantivized

Derived terms

• uilemarbaid
• uilide

Descendants

• Middle Irish: uile
  • Irish: uile
  • Scottish Gaelic: uile
  • Manx: ooilley

Mutation

Mutation of uile

radical	lenition	nasalization
uile (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	uile	n-uile

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

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• uileag (Uist, Barra)

Etymology

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulə/
• (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): [ˈʉlə]

Adverb

uile

1. all

Adjective

uile

1. all

Derived terms

• a h-uile (“every, each”)
• Fèill nan Naoimh Uile (“All Saints' Day”)
• na h-uile (“all”, noun)
• nuair a thig air duine, thig air uile (“it never rains but it pours”)
• uile-
• uile-bheist (“monster”)
• uile-chumhachdach (“almighty”)

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “uile”, 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), “uile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language