gáibéal

Irish

Alternative forms

• gaibhéal

Etymology

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Noun

gáibéal m (genitive singular gáibéil, nominative plural gáibéil)

1. gap, opening
2. chasm

   Synonyms: anscoilt, duibheagán

Declension

Declension of gáibéal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gáibéal gáibéil Vocative a gháibéil a gháibéala Genitive gáibéil gáibéal Dative gáibéal gáibéil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gáibéal na gáibéil Genitive an gháibéil na ngáibéal Dative leis an ngáibéal don gháibéal leis na gáibéil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gáibéal	gháibéal	ngáibéal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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