abhaill
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈəuwəl̠ʲ/
Declension
Declension of abhaill
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| 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
- "abhaill" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aḃall” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 56, § 142.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “aball”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
- 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.
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