gaile

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡælʲə/

Etymology 1

Noun

gaile m (genitive singular gaile, nominative plural gailí)

1. Ulster form of goile (“stomach; appetite”)

Declension

Declension of gaile

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gaile gailí Vocative a ghaile a ghailí Genitive gaile gailí Dative gaile gailí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gaile na gailí Genitive an ghaile na ngailí Dative leis an ngaile don ghaile leis na gailí

Etymology 2

Noun

gaile f sg

1. genitive singular of gal

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaile	ghaile	ngaile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Middle English

Noun

gaile

1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of gayole