abhaill
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish aball, from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, from the same root as úll. The form abhaill was originally the dative singular of abhall, but is now widely used as the nominative as well.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abhaill f (genitive singular abhla, nominative plural abhlacha)
Declension edit
Declension of abhaill
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
abhaill | n-abhaill | habhaill | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abhaill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “aḃall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 142, page 56
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aball”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “abhaill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “abhaill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.