Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish ofráil, from Anglo-Norman ofrir (from Vulgar Latin *offerīre, from Latin offerō) + -áil.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ofráil (present analytic ofrálann, future analytic ofrálfaidh, verbal noun ofráil, past participle ofráilte)

  1. to offer (present something as a gesture of worship)

Conjugation

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Noun

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ofráil f (genitive singular ofrála, nominative plural ofrálacha)

  1. verbal noun of ofráil
  2. (religious) offering

Declension

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Declension of ofráil (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ofráil ofrálacha
vocative a ofráil a ofrálacha
genitive ofrála ofrálacha
dative ofráil ofrálacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ofráil na hofrálacha
genitive na hofrála na n-ofrálacha
dative leis an ofráil
don ofráil
leis na hofrálacha

Mutation

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Mutated forms of ofráil
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ofráil n-ofráil hofráil not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

Further reading

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