áibhéil

Irish

Alternative forms

• áibhéal
• aidhbhéil

Etymology

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Noun

áibhéil f (genitive singular áibhéile)

1. (act of) exaggerating; exaggeration

Declension

Declension of áibhéil

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative áibhéil Vocative a áibhéil Genitive áibhéile Dative áibhéil

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an áibhéil Genitive na háibhéile Dative leis an áibhéil don áibhéil

Derived terms

• áibhéalach (“exaggerative”, adjective)
• áibhéalaí m (“exaggerator”)

Mutation

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

References

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