aingeal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aingel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈaɲəl̪ˠ/, /ˈaɲɟəl̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈæɲɟəl/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈæɲəlˠ/, /ˈæɲəl̪ˠ/

Noun

aingeal m (genitive singular aingil, nominative plural aingil)

1. (religion) angel
2. fire; lighted coal
3. (numismatics) angel-noble

Declension

Declension of aingeal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aingeal aingil Vocative a aingil a aingeala Genitive aingil aingeal Dative aingeal aingil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aingeal na haingil Genitive an aingil na n-aingeal Dative leis an aingeal don aingeal leis na haingil

• Irregular vocative plural: aingle

Derived terms

• aingeal an uabhair
• aingeal coimhdeachta
• ainglí
• ardaingeal

 

Related terms

• ainglíocht f (“angelical quality”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aingeal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 13
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aingeal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aingel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈãĩŋʲəl̪ˠ/
• (South Uist, northwest Skye, Tiree, Mull, Lochalsh, Lochaber) IPA^(key): /ˈãĩŋʲkʲəl̪ˠ/

Noun

aingeal m (genitive singular aingil, plural aingil or ainglean)

1. angel
2. messenger
3. (euphemistic) fire
4. (dated) light, sunshine

Derived terms

• àrd-aingeal m (“archangel”)
• càr-aingeal m (“guardian angel”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aingeal	n-aingeal	h-aingeal	t-aingeal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aingeal”, 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), “1 aingel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language