gile

See also: Gile, gilè, gilė, and gi-lê

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈle/ [ɡɪˈlɛ]
• Hyphenation: gi‧le

Noun

gilé f 

1. knife

Derived terms

• gileytá (diminutive)

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gile; derived from geal (“white, bright”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟɪlʲə/

Noun

gile f (genitive singular gile)

1. whiteness, brightness
2. fairness; purity

   Synonym: glaine

3. gladness, fondness

Declension

Declension of gile

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gile Vocative a ghile Genitive gile Dative gile

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ghile Genitive na gile Dative leis an ngile don ghile

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gile

1. inflection of geal (“white, bright”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gile	ghile	ngile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Lithuanian

Noun

gilè

1. instrumental singular of gìlė (“acorn”)

Noun

gìle

1. vocative singular of gìlė (“acorn”)

Old Irish

Etymology

From gel +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲilʲe/

Noun

gile f

1. whiteness, brightness

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gileL	giliL	gili
Vocative	gileL	giliL	gili
Accusative	giliN	giliL	gili
Genitive	gile	gileL	gileN
Dative	giliL	gilib	gilib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Adjective

gile

1. genitive singular feminine of gel

Mutation

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

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.lɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ilɛ
• Syllabification: gi‧le

Noun

gile m animal or m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of gil

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲilə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gile; derived from geal (“white, bright”).

Noun

gile f

1. whiteness
2. fairness
3. clearness

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gile

1. comparative degree of geal (“white; fine”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gile	ghile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “gile”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language