áith aoil

Irish

Etymology

From áith (“kiln”) +‎ aol (“lime”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ãːç ˈiːlʲ/, [ãːi̯ç ˈiːlʲ]

Noun

áith aoil f (genitive singular áithe aoil, nominative plural áitheanna aoil)

1. limekiln

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áith aoil	n-áith aoil	háith aoil	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) “áith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57