uaisle

See also: úaisle

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuəʃl̠ʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish úaisle f (“nobility, dignity”), from úasal (“high, lofty; noble, honourable”). Synchronically analyzable as uasal +‎ -e.

Noun

uaisle f (genitive singular uaisle)

1. nobility (persons of rank; quality of nobility)

   Proverb:

   Eochair uaisle éadach. ― Fine feathers make fine birds.

2. (literary) favour, bounty

Declension

Declension of uaisle

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative uaisle Vocative a uaisle Genitive uaisle Dative uaisle

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an uaisle Genitive na huaisle Dative leis an uaisle don uaisle

Derived terms

• uaisle fola (“noble blood”, literally “nobility of blood”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

uaisle

1. inflection of uasal:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
   3. comparative degree

Noun

uaisle m pl

1. plural of uasal

Mutation

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

Further reading

• "uaisle" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 úaisle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úaisle f (“nobility, dignity”), from úasal (modern uasal).

Noun

uaisle f

1. nobility of descent, gentility, pride, genteel extraction, high birth, gentlemanly manners
2. liberality, generosity

Alternative forms

• uaillse
• uailse (Laggan)

Derived terms

• an-uaisle f (“meanness, baseness”)
• àrd-uaisle (“peer; prince; gentleman”)
• mì-uaisle f (“meanness”)
• mór-uaisle f (“high nobility or rank”)
• neo-uaisle f (“illiberality”)

 

Adjective

uaisle

1. comparative degree of uasal

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “uaisle” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, →ISBN.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 úaisle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language