neul

Irish

Noun

neul m (genitive singular néil, nominative plural neulta)

  1. Obsolete spelling of néal

Declension


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nél, from Proto-Celtic *neblos (compare Proto-Germanic *nebulaz (fog, mist)), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (cloud). Cognate with Irish néal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲiaɫ̪/

Noun

neul m (genitive singular neòil, plural neòil)

  1. cloud
  2. giddiness, faint, swoon
    Thuit i na neul.
    She fell in a faint.
  3. complexion
  4. blemish

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