eitpheil

Irish

Etymology

eit(leog) (“volley”) +‎ peil (“ball, football”); calque of English volleyball

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtʲfʲɛlʲ/

Noun

eitpheil f (genitive singular eitpheile, nominative plural eitpheileanna)

1. volleyball (game; ball)

Declension

Declension of eitpheil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative eitpheil eitpheileanna Vocative a eitpheil a eitpheileanna Genitive eitpheile eitpheileanna Dative eitpheil eitpheileanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an eitpheil na heitpheileanna Genitive na heitpheile na n-eitpheileanna Dative leis an eitpheil don eitpheil leis na heitpheileanna

Mutation

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

Further reading

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