uaisle

See also: úaisle

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈuəʃlʲə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈuəʃl̠ʲə/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

uaisle f (genitive singular uaisle)

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

   Eochair uaisle éadach. (proverb)

   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”)
• uaisleacht

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uaisle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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

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