uile

See also: uile-

Afrikaans

Noun

uile

1. plural of uil

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Irish

Alternative forms

• (adjective; adverb): uilig (Cois Fharraige)
• eile

Etymology

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos (“all, whole, every”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ol-yo-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪlʲə/

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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uile	n-uile	huile	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “uile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Middle English

Noun

uile

1. (Kent) Alternative form of oyle

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

• huile, hule, ule

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *olyos (“all, whole, every”) (compare Welsh oll, Gaulish ollon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ol-yo- (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all, whole”), Old Armenian ողջ (ołǰ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulʲe/

Determiner

uile

1. all (can also be used pronominally)
   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 11^a4

     Rethit huili, et is oínḟer gaibes búaid diib inna chomalnad.

     All run, and it is one man of them who gets victory for completing it (lit. in its completion).

   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 14^d17

     coní árim-se peccad libsi uili, ꝉ ara·tart-sa fortacht dúibsi, arnap trom fuirib for n‑oínur

     so that I may not count sin with you all, or so that I may give aid to you lest it be heavy on you by yourselves

   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 31^b23

     in bélrai .i. is and atá gním tengad isind huiliu labramar-ni

     of speech, i.e. the action of the tongue is in all that we say

   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

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
Notes	* when substantivized

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.

Derived terms

• uilide

Descendants

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

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
uile	unchanged	n-uile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

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-bheist (“monster”)
• uile-chumhachdach (“almighty”)
• See also: Category:Scottish Gaelic words prefixed with uile-

References

• 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