uaisle

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈuəʃlʲə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈuəʃl̠ʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish úaisle f (“nobility, dignity”), from úasal (“high, lofty; noble, honourable”).^[1] By surface analysis, uasal +‎ -e.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Mutation

References

Further reading

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

Etymology

From Old Irish úaisle f (“nobility, dignity”), from úasal (modern uasal).

Noun

uaisle f

1. nobility of descent, gentility, pride, genteel extraction, high birth, gentlemanly manners
2. liberality, generosity

Adjective

uaisle

1. comparative degree of uasal

Mutation

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “uaisle”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 úaisle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language