aiseal

Irish

Etymology 1

Seemingly borrowed from English axle, but compare Welsh echel (“axle”), from Proto-Celtic *aksi-lā. In either case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-.

Noun

aiseal m (genitive singular aisil, nominative plural aisil)

1. axle

Declension

Declension of aiseal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aiseal aisil Vocative a aisil a aiseala Genitive aisil aiseal Dative aiseal aisil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aiseal na haisil Genitive an aisil na n-aiseal Dative leis an aiseal don aiseal leis na haisil

Derived terms

• tairne aisil m (“linchpin”)

Etymology 2

Noun

aiseal f (genitive singular aisle, nominative plural aisle)

1. Alternative form of asal (“ass, donkey”)

Declension

Declension of aiseal

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aiseal aisle Vocative a aiseal a aisle Genitive aisle aisle Dative aiseal aisle

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an aiseal na haisle Genitive na haisle na n-aisle Dative leis an aiseal don aiseal leis na haisle

Mutation

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

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

aiseal m (genitive singular aiseil, plural aisealan)

1. Alternative form of asal

Mutation

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