iall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iəl̪ˠ/

Noun

iall f (genitive singular éille, nominative plural iallacha)

1. shoelace, bootlace, shoestring

   bróg éille ― laced boot, lace-up shoe

2. thong (leather strip), strap

   iall spoir ― spur strap

3. leash (long cord for animals), lead

   madra ar iall ― a dog on a leash

4. flock (of birds flying in a line)

Declension

Declension of iall

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative iall iallacha Vocative a iall a iallacha Genitive éille iallacha Dative iall éill (in certain phrases) iallacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an iall na hiallacha Genitive na héille na n-iallacha Dative leis an iall leis na hiallacha

Derived terms

• barriall (“bootlace, shoelace”)
• éillín (“brood, clutch”)
• iall bhrád (“martingale”)
• iallach (“thongs (collective); thonged”)
• iallchrann (“sandal”)
• iallóg (diminutive)
• sail éille (“shillelagh”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iall	n-iall	hiall	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 íall ‘thong, strap’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 íall ‘flock or flight of birds’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 390
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish íall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iəl̪ˠ/

Noun

iall f (genitive singular èille, plural iallan)

1. strap, thong
2. lace (of shoe or boot)
3. leash, lead (for dog)

Synonyms

• (shoelace, bootlace): barrall
• (leash): lomhainn

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iall	n-iall	h-iall	t-iall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 íall ‘thong, strap’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language