guaillí

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuəl̠ʲiː/

Etymology 1

gualainn (“shoulder”) +‎ -í

Noun

guaillí m (genitive singular guaillí, nominative plural guaillithe)

1. companion, comrade, body attendant
2. champion

Declension

Declension of guaillí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative guaillí guaillithe Vocative a ghuaillí a ghuaillithe Genitive guaillí guaillithe Dative guaillí guaillithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an guaillí na guaillithe Genitive an ghuaillí na nguaillithe Dative leis an nguaillí don ghuaillí leis na guaillithe

Alternative forms

• guaillidh (obsolete)
• guaillidhe (obsolete)
• guailnidhe (obsolete)

Derived terms

• guaillíocht

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

guaillí f pl

1. plural of gualainn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
guaillí	ghuaillí	nguaillí
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), “guaillí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “guailniḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “guaillí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN