gabáil

Middle Irish

Etymology

From the dative/accusative of Old Irish gabál, from Proto-Celtic *gabaglā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaβaːlʲ/

Noun

gabáil f

1. taking
2. verbal noun of gaibid

Derived terms

• cétgabáil

Descendants

• Irish: gabháil, goil (possibly)
  • → English: gwall
• Manx: goaill
• Scottish Gaelic: gabhail

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gabáil	gabáil pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngabáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gabáil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language