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, no plural)

bare forms 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

Mutated forms of gile

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gile	ghile	ngile

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

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

Mutation of gile

radical	lenition	nasalization
gile	gile pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngile

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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

Mutation of gile

radical	lenition
gile	ghile

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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