maill

Irish

Noun

maill f (genitive singular maille, nominative plural mailleanna)

1. Archaic form of moill (“delay, hindrance”).

Declension

Declension of maill

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative maill mailleanna Vocative a mhaill a mhailleanna Genitive maille mailleanna Dative maill mailleanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhaill na mailleanna Genitive na maille na mailleanna Dative leis an maill don mhaill leis na mailleanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
maill	mhaill	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English mal, male from Old English māl (“speech, contract, agreement”) from Old Norse mál (“agreement, speech, lawsuit”). Cognate with English mail (“monetary payment; rent; tax”).

Noun

maill (plural maills)

1. (historical) mail (monetary payment or tribute; rent; tax)