Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From úr (new, fresh) +‎ scéal (story), a partial calque of Italian novella.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuːɾˠˌʃceːlˠ/

Noun

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úrscéal m (genitive singular úrscéil, nominative plural úrscéalta)

  1. novel (work of prose fiction)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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

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