abláil

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əbˠəˈl̪ˠɑːlʲ/

Noun

abláil f (genitive singular ablála)

1. (act of) botching

Declension

Declension of abláil

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative abláil Vocative a abláil Genitive ablála Dative abláil

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an abláil Genitive na hablála Dative leis an abláil don abláil

Derived terms

• ablálaí m (“botcher”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “abláil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abláil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abláil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “abláil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024