asáilia

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from ἄζω (ázō, “I dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Noun

asáilia f (genitive singular asáilia, nominative plural asáilianna)

1. azalea

Declension

Declension of asáilia

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative asáilia asáilianna Vocative a asáilia a asáilianna Genitive asáilia asáilianna Dative asáilia asáilianna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an asáilia na hasáilianna Genitive na hasáilia na n-asáilianna Dative leis an asáilia don asáilia leis na hasáilianna

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “asáilia”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “azalea”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024