ísle

See also: isle, Isle, ìsle, and işle

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ísle (“lowness; lowliness, humility, meanness”), from ísel (compare modern íseal).

Noun

ísle f (genitive singular ísle)

  1. lowness, lowliness

Declension
Declension of ísle

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative ísle
Vocative a ísle
Genitive ísle
Dative ísle

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an ísle
Genitive na hísle
Dative leis an ísle

don ísle

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

ísle m pl

  1. plural of íseal

Adjective

ísle

  1. inflection of íseal:
    1. genitive feminine singular
    2. nominative and vocative and dative and strong genitive plural
  2. comparative degree of íseal

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ísle n-ísle hísle not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From ísel +‎ -e.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiːsʲlʲe/

Noun

ísle f

  1. (geography, sound, etc.) lowness
  2. (figuratively) lowliness, humility, meanness; depression, low spirits; (of people) commoners

Inflection
Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ísle unchanged n-ísle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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