ailp
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Irish
Etymology 1
Possibly from the root of Scottish Gaelic ailp (“highland, hill, mountain”).
Noun
ailp f (genitive singular ailpe, nominative plural ailpeanna)
Declension
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- Alternative plural: ailpeacha, ailpreacha
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- ailp de dhuine (“chunky person”)
- grá don ailp, grá na hailpe (“cupboard love”)
Etymology 2
Noun
ailp m
Mutation
radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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ailp | n-ailp | hailp | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
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