abhaill
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish aball, from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, from the same root as úll. The form abhaill was originally the dative singular of abhall, but is now widely used as the nominative as well.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abhaill f (genitive singular abhla, nominative plural abhlacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of abhaill
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
abhaill | n-abhaill | habhaill | not applicable |
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) “abhaill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “aḃall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 142, page 56
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aball”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “abhaill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “abhaill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.