compal

Irish

Alternative forms

• compall

Etymology

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Noun

compal m (genitive singular compail, nominative plural compail)

1. roundabout, traffic circle

   Synonym: timpeallán

Declension

Declension of compal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative compal compail Vocative a chompail a chompala Genitive compail compal Dative compal compail

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an compal na compail Genitive an chompail na gcompal Dative leis an gcompal don chompal leis na compail

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
compal	chompal	gcompal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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