roiseáil

Irish

Alternative forms

• raiseáil

Etymology

From rois (“ravel out, unravel; rip, rend, tear”) +‎ -áil.

Noun

roiseáil m (genitive singular roiseála)

1. Synonym of roiseadh (“ragged cutting”)

Declension

Declension of roiseáil

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative roiseáil Vocative a roiseáil Genitive roiseála Dative roiseáil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an roiseáil Genitive na roiseála Dative leis an roiseáil don roiseáil

Derived terms

• roiseálaí m (“render, tearer; spouter”)

Further reading

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