neul

Afrikaans

Verb

neul (present neul, present participle neulende, past participle geneul)

1. to whine
   • 2003, Dalene Matthee, Toorbos, Tafelberg, page 104:

     Maar hy bly neul oor stinkhout. Sê die bos moet oorgeplant word met stinkhout waar dit uitgekap is.

     But he continues whining for black stinkwood. Says the forest has to be replanted with black stinkwood wherever it's been cut down.

Irish

Noun

neul m (genitive singular néil, nominative plural neulta)

1. Obsolete spelling of néal.

Declension

Declension of neul

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative neul neulta Vocative a néil a neulta Genitive néil neulta Dative neul neulta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an neul na neulta Genitive an néil na neulta Dative leis an neul don neul leis na neulta

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nél, as also Irish néal. Cognate with Welsh niwl; a Celtic loanword either from Vulgar Latin *nībulus, a modification of Latin nūbilus (“cloudy”), or from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz (“cloud, mist”). It cannot come from a Proto-Celtic form with *-bl-, as this cluster remained in Old Irish (e.g. mebul (“shame”) from *meblā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲiaɫ̪/

Noun

neul m (genitive singular neòil, plural neòil)

1. cloud
2. giddiness, faint, swoon

   Thuit i na neul.

   She fell in a faint.

3. complexion
4. blemish

Synonyms

• sgòth

Derived terms

• neulaich
• neul-sùla
• rach an neul