ofráil
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish ofráil, from Anglo-Norman ofrir (from Vulgar Latin *offerīre, from Latin offerō) + -áil.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɔfˠˈɾˠɑːlʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɔfˠɾˠɑːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔfˠɾˠælʲ/; /ˈɔhɾˠælʲ/ (corresponding to the form othráil)[1]
Verb edit
ofráil (present analytic ofrálann, future analytic ofrálfaidh, verbal noun ofráil, past participle ofráilte)
- to offer (present something as a gesture of worship)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of ofráil (first conjugation – B)
*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Noun edit
ofráil f (genitive singular ofrála, nominative plural ofrálacha)
- verbal noun of ofráil
- (religious) offering
Declension edit
Declension of ofráil
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ofráil | n-ofráil | hofráil | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading edit
- “ofráil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “offráil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “othráil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ofráil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 525
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ofrálaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 525
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ofráluiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 525
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ofráil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN