veidheal

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English viol.

Noun

veidheal f (genitive singular veidhle, nominative plural veidhlí)

1. (music) viol; violin

Declension

Declension of veidheal

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative veidheal veidhlí Vocative a veidheal a veidhlí Genitive veidhle veidhlí Dative veidheal veidhil (archaic, dialectal) veidhlí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an veidheal na veidhlí Genitive na veidhle na veidhlí Dative leis an veidheal leis an veidhil (archaic, dialectal) don veidheal don veidhil (archaic, dialectal) leis na veidhlí

Derived terms

• dordveidhil f (“cello, violoncello”)
• veidhleadóir m (“violinist”)
• veidhlín m (“violin”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “veidheal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN