ablálaí

Irish

Etymology

From abláil (“(act of) botching”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

ablálaí m (genitive singular ablálaí, nominative plural ablálaithe)

1. botcher

Declension

Declension of ablálaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ablálaí ablálaithe Vocative a ablálaí a ablálaithe Genitive ablálaí ablálaithe Dative ablálaí ablálaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ablálaí na hablálaithe Genitive an ablálaí na n-ablálaithe Dative leis an ablálaí don ablálaí leis na hablálaithe

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ablálaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ablálaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.