gualainn

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gúala (compare Scottish Gaelic gualann, Manx geaylin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuəlˠən̠ʲ/

Noun

gualainn f (genitive singular gualainne, nominative plural guaillí)

1. (anatomy, etc.) shoulder

Declension

Declension of gualainn

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gualainn guaillí Vocative a ghualainn a ghuaillí Genitive gualainne guaillí Dative gualainn guaillí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghualainn na guaillí Genitive na gualainne na nguaillí Dative leis an ngualainn don ghualainn leis na guaillí

• Alternative genitive singular: gualann, gualanna
• Alternative plural: gualainneacha, gualainní

Derived terms

• gualainn ar ghualainn, gualainn má gualainn (“shoulder to shoulder”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gualainn	ghualainn	ngualainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gualainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gúala”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

gualainn f

1. genitive singular of gualann

Usage notes

• Also used as a nominative form.

Mutation

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