aistíl

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

aistíl f (genitive singular aistíola)

1. (as verbal noun) play-acting; acting strange
2. Synonym of aisteachas (“queerness; drollery”)

Declension

Declension of aistíl

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative aistíl Vocative a aistíl Genitive aistíola Dative aistíl

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an aistíl Genitive na haistíola Dative leis an aistíl don aistíl

Mutation

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

References

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