uasal
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish úasal, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase, enlarge”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
uasal (genitive singular masculine uasail, genitive singular feminine uaisle, plural uaisle, comparative uaisle)
- noble, high-born, aristocratic; gentle, gentlemanly, gallant, genteel, lofty
- noble, precious, fine
- sacred to the dead; hallowed; enchanted, inhabited by fairies (of place)
Declension edit
Declension of uasal
Derived terms edit
- a dhaoine uaisle (“ladies and gentlemen”)
- anuasal (“low-born, ignoble”, adjective)
- bean uasal (“lady, gentlewoman”)
- cloch uasal (“precious stone”)
- duine uasal (“gentle(wo)man”)
- éadaí uaisle (“fine clothes”)
- fear uasal (“gentleman”)
- gníomh uasal (“noble deed”)
- meon uasal (“noble mind”)
- miotal uasal (“noble metal”)
- na healaíona uaisle (“the fine arts”)
- stíl uasal (“elevated style”)
- uasalathair (“patriarch”)
Noun edit
uasal m (genitive singular uasail, nominative plural uaisle)
- nobleman, gentleman, aristocrat
- (nobility) lord
Declension edit
Declension of uasal
Derived terms edit
- anuasal (“low-born person”)
- mionuasal (“lesser nobleman, lordling”)
- na huaisle (“the good people, the fairies”)
- An tUasal (“Mister; Lord, Esquire”, literally “the Gentleman/Lord”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uasal | n-uasal | huasal | t-uasal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uasal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “úasal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “uasal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “uasal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Adjective edit
uasal
- Alternative spelling of úasal
Noun edit
uasal ?
- Alternative spelling of úasal
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
uasal | unchanged | n-uasal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish úasal, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase, enlarge”).
Adjective edit
uasal
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
uasal m (genitive singular uasail, plural uaislean)
- a noble
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uasal | n-uasal | h-uasal | t-uasal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “uasal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “úasal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language